Cheap black sand.

[Sillyfishies]

I want to get cheap black sand. do you guys know any black sand that i can get for CHEAP? If I can't find any I guess I'll just settle for PFS...
*OTHER THAN SANDBLASTING SAND*

 

[tarpon]

I thought petcos black sand had a pretty good price. Not nearly as cheap as pfs though

 

[Sillyfishies]

I thought petcos black sand had a pretty good price. Not nearly as cheap as pfs though

I may have to go with sandblasting sand then. It's just as cheap as PFS

 

[vanimal]

I thought petcos black sand had a pretty good price. Not nearly as cheap as pfs though

Yep I got mine for around $15 for 20 pounds.

 

[codygregg]

This may be a dumb question but can you plant in sandblasting sand?

 

[phishfriend]

I planted in mine. Works fine but you should use root tabs.

 

[Dreadz]

I went with black limpopo sand. Not really a true black, more dark grey when its in the tank but I think it looks great and was pretty reasonably priced. Handy really when you're buying 50 kilos like I had to!

 

[Sillyfishies]

I went with black limpopo sand. Not really a true black, more dark grey when its in the tank but I think it looks great and was pretty reasonably priced. Handy really when you're buying 50 kilos like I had to!

How much was it?

 

[Dreadz]

I paid £50 for 50 kilos which was by far the cheapest option from my local sources. Its not true black like tahititian moon sand but was considerably cheaper and my fish love it. It wont affect your ph either, or at least, it hasn't affected mine.

 

[eskimodaz]

hi, how did your sand work out for cleaning. Many people I have read say that it just needed a rinse and was good to go. However my experience was a bit different as every rinse left really black water which was the same rinse after rinse which worried me. The LFS said that this is normal and just to rinse a couple of times to get the dust off as you would never get it completely clean.

 

[Coursair]

I put a sponge prefilter over my intake. And I just run my filter and after 24 to 48 hours my tank is usually crystal clear. Then when I do water changes I gently wave the gravel vacuum above the sand in a circle , not too close, and it will suck up any detritus off the top of the sand.




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[Jferrante]

You can actually put heavily washed miracle grow soil in the bottom then cover it with the black sand then you'd never have to clean it.

This will explain it. It's good method to follow as the base setup for planted tanks then you can modify it anyway you like to get desired results.
Walstad method - The Free Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium Encyclopedia Anyone Can Edit - The Aquarium Wiki

 

[Coursair]

Organic MG potting soil or mix is the one recommended.


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[Mebbid]

This may be a dumb question but can you plant in sandblasting sand?

My 55g back when I had sandblasting sand

Sandblasting sand is great, as long as you don't have digging fish.

 

[Coursair]

My 10g Black Diamond blasting sand.


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[Angela1108]

We have the blasting sand too. I like it a lot. Just make sure to rinse it a bunch of you go that route (probably already mentioned but I am just scrolling through quickly)


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[Sillyfishies]

Erm. Well welcome back from the dead. This is only a 2 year old thread

 

[Gillie]

Erm. Well welcome back from the dead. This is only a 2 year old thread

Well what sand did you end up going with? You can't just leave us hanging like that

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[Sillyfishies]

Well what sand did you end up going with? You can't just leave us hanging like that

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I believe it was PFS