mfdrookie516
Aquarium Free - 2+ Years
sand is such a touchy subject around here lately...
That is fine. No one has to agree with me, but when you dump a bunch of silicate sand into a tank that didn't have problems and then have problems directly associated with excessive silicates, then those drastic problems suddenly stop as soon as you remove that silicate sand, that must be an extreme coincidence that multiple aquarists have experienced.
Anyone reading: Just be aware that although any particular tank has very low risk of any problems with PFS, there are people out there who have had problems with it. I personally suggest a particular brand because for about six years it has never given me a single issue. If you want a color other than light tan this is probably your best option. If you want light tan and need to stick to a budget, PFS is the best option for a sand not intended (and therefore priced) for aquarium use.
I am not trying to but in, but could problems arise from glitches in the processing? Perhaps from mining to bagging, like getting 1000 bad bags out of millions.
sand is such a touchy subject around here lately...
Also, PFS can be found in other colors than white or tan. You have to be willing to research.
Shadowraven said:I didn't think of that. I haven't seen it so can't say, but that would seem to make sense in sandblasting media.
If the edges are sharp, I personally would steer clear of it because of my corys. I have to see if I can manage to go look at some and let you know.
Not sure specifically on sand blasting media material, but in my line of work we use plastic media blasting material for aircraft coatings removal, and the round smooth stuff yields much higher and uniform strip rates so I imagine that it would be a desirable property of sand blasting material as well. I could be wrong.
The black slag that bigjim uses is a beautiful substrate. Jet black but still kind of iridescent at the same time. It would definitely be worth looking into. I know he has kept a myriad of different species in his tanks with it, and I don't recall seeing any complaints about it being sharp or anything. Just heresay though on my part... I have no first hand experience with it.
sand is such a touchy subject around here lately...