Sand: Black or White?

[toehead11183]

I'm trying to decide if i should leave my tank as is with the Tahitian Black moon sand or go with the white silica sand i used to have in it. Below are a picture of each. I'm just going to have a few larger pieces of driftwood and some 6-7" dia river stones. pretty much as is minus the smaller riverstones.
Tank is for a RTC

 

[daleros]

I like the black sand better. I would just do something to lighten up the background and add some contrast.

 

[haynchinook334]

i chose black, just for the fact that the RTC looks good on black.

 

[West1]

I'm trying to decide if i should leave my tank as is with the Tahitian Black moon sand or go with the white silica sand i used to have in it. Below are a picture of each. I'm just going to have a few larger pieces of driftwood and some 6-7" dia river stones. pretty much as is minus the smaller riverstones.
Tank is for a RTC

I think it depends on what you want to stand out more?
Fish or Decor

With the wood tank and black back, I would do white. I like the light colors with fish. I have white 3M T-grade sand in my 300 (here is a side shot) and to me I think it looks great. Also it motivates me more when I see the poop to clean my tank more (even with the 50% H2o change every 5 days).

I think white gives more detail to a tank
I will be getting a stronger light so it should make a diff in the look

JMO

 

[frnchjeep]

White sand/ black backround. I have a tank like this. I also have one with black gravel and a black backround. The white/ black one looks way better.

 

[benzjamin13]

Black sand. I admit that having a Black background and Black sand may be a bit dark, but I like it.

 

[West1]

Black sand. I admit that having a Black background and Black sand may be a bit dark, but I like it.

JMO... I also think that if your fish have nice bright colors that with everything black would make them darken up and with white/black combo it would make them change their colors more often and easier to see in the tank

Just an idea
Atleast it works for me with my GATF and Juruenese Cat