sand substrate for rays?

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MANGCH1

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what would be the best natural looking sandy substrate for rays? a motoro in particular? does anyone have any particular brands they've used that have been good to them? looking for one preferrable that i wont have to wash :naughty:
 
I use black sand. Just be carefull though. Don't use the sand w/ silica or it might irritate your ray.
 
how do you know if your gravel has silica??
 
Pangong_ilong said:
I use black sand. Just be carefull though. Don't use the sand w/ silica or it might irritate your ray.
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Agreed.
 
Read the bag and it should say if it has silica in it. Estes is a good brand for rays. I use quickcrete playsand that you can get frome Lowes. $5 for 50lb but you have to wash it.
 
Honda12 said:
Read the bag and it should say if it has silica in it. Estes is a good brand for rays. I use quickcrete playsand that you can get frome Lowes. $5 for 50lb but you have to wash it.
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Thats cool, what color is it, I am looking to convert my ray tank into a sand tank but I want really light colored sand.
 
MANGCH1 said:
what would be the best natural looking sandy substrate for rays? a motoro in particular? does anyone have any particular brands they've used that have been good to them? looking for one preferrable that i wont have to wash :naughty:
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so you def goin with the motoro are you:thumbsup: (not that theres a difference) black sand shows the colours up more
 
davo said:
so you def goin with the motoro are you:thumbsup: (not that theres a difference) black sand shows the colours up more
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yah ima be going with the motoro most likely. i have black sand right now. but it seems like the edges would cut the underside so ima remove it. im thinking about using natural sand with a hint of black in the mix. :grinyes:
 
IME motoro don't look good on black sand. They turn very dark & the orange in their ocelli shrinks so that it nearly disappears.
They look best on natural sand :)
 
i am puizzled by the same ? setting up a 75g for small rays and don't know what color to use
 
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