Fine white sand for cichlids

[Maccoy]

Do it Mac, if your looking for fine and white, there is no better or cheaper! If you want someone else to put in the dirty work, I will be starting a thread in the setup section (where I spend 50%+ of my time on MFK/moderating) about mixing different brands of sand for different looks at reasonable prices. I can make 150 lbs of the best looking substrate you've seen for less than $20

Ill look for the thread there. Thanks man

 

[driftwood]

I stick with pool filter sand too. I don't like dealing with really fine sand with cichlids that like to dig. The fine sand gets sucked into the filter from very little disturbances. It can be a pain during water changes too IMO.

I agree. I use only pool filter sand in my tanks now. I don't think I would want sand any finer than that. All my cichlids love it but even pool filter sand can be a pain with fish stirring it up all the time which they do. Kind of fun to watch but a huge mess. My 120 show tank in the living room is always a mess with all the sand on 1 side of the tank. Everytime I do water changes I have to rearrange the sand.