Here is the fts, let me know what you guys think!
It's actually the pet smart aragonite oolite marine sand... It is extremely fine in texture, which seems to work well for shelldwellers! It was very reasonably priced at 20 bucks for 30 lbs... I hear a lot of people using play sand for their tanks but the marine sand has natural buffer capacity so it was a Win win for me.
These Shellie's are no mbuna.. You are absolutely right though.. It took a week to come clear