Substrate Advice

[anennnoname]

Hey guys. Just wondering if anyone has ever used the Grey Coast Calcite before? Seachem says that the Calcite actually has a slightly higher buffering capacity than aragonite. Anyone know if this is true?
Does anyone have any pics of black/dark sand in a tank? Thanks!

~devin

http://www.seachem.com/products/product_pages/GrayCoast.html

heres the link to sechems website that tells about it...

 

[roka64]

I have never used it. I think Hara has a dark substrate.......

 

[Sparkie]

This is Hara's tank.... The top tank is the one with the blk sand.

http://www.aquariumadvise.com/viewtopic.php?t=86010&sid=ede4e67981b00586866c9788508796a0

This is my tank.... I have the blk sand underneath the "ls", I will be mixing it soon.

http://www.aquariumadvise.com/viewtopic.php?t=87626&sid=ede4e67981b00586866c9788508796a0

Black sand is a bit more difficult to keep clean, but I like it a lot. I think the Grey Coast is the same that I used.

 

[roka64]

Awesome, thanks sparkie, you beat me to it! I actually bought some blue sand, but haven't added it yet...Actually I totally forgot about it until now! LOL!

 

[anennnoname]

Thanks for the quick replies! I like the look of the black sand and i think that i'm going to go ahead with it, even if it means a little more cleaning...