Could you use hardware store sand for a fish tank

[AquaMan24]

I was watch youtube videos saying they used hardware store sand when setting up there fish tanks is this really safe for the fish

 

[CorallineAlgae]

It's perfectly fine. For saltwater tanks I always go fir the real stuff but I've setup a bunch of freshwater tanks with substrates from hardware store gravel. Sand is even better.

 

[jlk]

Just check what its made of. Silica sand is nonreactive while a carbonate-based sand will raise your ph (unless you want to do this).

 

[brennae]

Its much cheaper to use sand sold as play sand too!

 

[RAH]

I use pool filter sand. Easy clean and it's $5.22/ 50 lbs so my tanks are full

 

[RAH]

I use pool filter sand. Easy clean and it's $5.22/ 50 lbs so my tanks are full

Quikrete (I believe that is how u spell it) is the brand.