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I am trying to get that answer myself, a lot of people here talk about pool filter sand but i don't have a clue what it even looks like, i see cichlid sand but the salt & pepper look I don't like. What I do like is the tan colored argonite sand but i don't know if that can be used in F/W according to my dealer.
They do make different colored Freshwater sands. Petsmart will carry a white black and a tan..ish sand.. the tan is more of a gravel then it is a sand. I had a black sand tank.. it didnt only stink.. but it held in sulpher smelling gas... it was hard to keep clean.. and never really did justice to the tank.
I ended up making a sandbox for the loaches to play in and feed in.. that way i can clean it.. boil it or whatever i wish to do with it... If you plan on using it though.. make sure you get about 2 bags for a 29g.. 5 for a 55g.. you lose half during the rinse stage lol