Brown pool filter sand?

[kusojijii]

I went to the local pool company today and they don't list any black sand, should I go with brown or should I hold out and try to find black locally? This will be used for substrate.

what say you?

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

I say it depends on what you are stocking considering that substrate will change your fishes color!

 

[Nic]

estes and tahitian moon sand are nice black sands so is 3m if you can find it...

 

[kusojijii]

I am stocking with peabass...

Nic, I live in Iowa, we can't find $h!t...

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

You could always try online...if peabass is what you are stocking then I would wait for the black sand IMO

 

[Nic]

drfostersmith.com thatfishplace.com ebay.com google.com marinedepot.com bigalsonline.com

 

[brcacti]

Just say no to black, does not look natural and what color could look more natural than brown?????????

 

[cassharper]

Black looks nice if you have vibrantly colored fish. He might be going for decoration more than natural. If it is going to be planted they make a flourite in black sand.

 

[kusojijii]

no planted tank, decoration. I just found I have snails from some plants from the LFS so today I'm going to make a super gravel vac out of an extra magnum 350...

thanks for all the replies

 

[invisyblegypsey]

estes and tahitian moon sand are nice black sands so is 3m if you can find it...

i also have black moon sand in my 285