bottom dwellers+sand=????

[Edwin]

I have black sand in one of my tanks.

how were you able to get it???

 

[davo]

I bought it from an LFS.

 

[Dauðarós]

What sort of "black sand" are u talking about? The beaches where I live are loeded with black sand

 

[Edwin]

well i really dont care wat kind of sand, as long its safe for freshwater.

 

[arowana man]

i use Carib Sea Super Naturals Tahitian moon sand. its its black, ph nutral, and looks great.

 

[Edwin]

wats teh price range on that kind of sand???? im looking around 100 lbs for a 210.. or is it enough??

 

[arowana man]

i paid 20 for 25 lbs

 

[Edwin]

sweet, i might get sum this weekend

thanks

 

[Zangkrast]

Black Beauty is another affordable sand used for sand-blasting and is sold at many supply/hardware outlets. It’s not really sand but powdered iron slag. It can be quite sharp so it’s not recommended for fish that sift a lot of sand such as Tanganyikan sandsifters. Furthermore, these very fine particles contain iron, which means they are not inert.​

 

[jeaninel]

Plecos, cories, loaches, rays all do well on sand. I know with cories you should actually use sand rather than gravel so their barbels don't get damaged/worn down. I have playsand in all my tanks and love it. Just gotta rinse it real good before use. But its very economical at less than $5 for a 50 lb bag.