Black sand

Subject: Black sand Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:14 pm

I am planning on changing my Mbuna tank to sand. I am trying to find cheep black sand. Maybe I don't know where to look or just can't find it. I am not going to have it planted so I don't need eco complete or anything. I think I have fell in love with Black background and substrate for my cichlids. Any help on my quest to find black sand would be great.

Subject: Re: Black sand Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:14 am

Menards, ask for black sand blasting sand,
like 6 bucks for a 50# bag......

it's not completely black but still looks good as it is,
close up that shows it,
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little farther back,
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I like the way it looks, the off colors give it a nice contrast and some depth in the tank.
I also agree on the black back ground, the new 75 I painted black, and i toll the double sided back drop off the 55g i replaced and put the black side on my 75g planted tank, man what a difference that made.....

Subject: Re: Black sand Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:57 am

Yeah that does look nice! I never thought of sand blasting sand. I wonder how it would look mixed in with pebble stone. I just put about 150lbs of rocks in my 75g last night.

Subject: Re: Black sand Sun Aug 31, 2008 7:13 am

I forgot to mention, what I do with my rock, mostly everything Big like in the 75g, I have footing rocks under,
just smaller mexican beach cobble used as a foundation under big rocks so when the fish dig under the rocks, they don't shift and fall breaking the glass out or harming the fish or worse.

I had a bunch of it, and used some to landscape out a ten gallon I had yellow lab fry growing out in.

I should mention to, you'll need to rinse the sandblasting sand, very well, and one bag imho is plenty for a 75g, covers the tank nice, and not real deep, so you don't get all that dept in sand collecting poisons or gasses.

I did it in tank and it sucked, lol

Subject: Re: Black sand Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:57 am

Good advise, Thanks! I just stacked my rocks up two days later My Albino grasheki dug out his spawning grounds the next day the female non albino was holding eggs in her mouth. I hope I get some albinos this time.

Subject: Re: Black sand Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:02 am

That looks great! I would love to put black sand in my 29g snail tank but I'm not to sure how that would work. Since the snails would be walking/gliding on it. I'll have to look into it.

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If your still looking for black sand, check if there's a Petsmart close by. My local Petsmart is not carrying any more gravel that isn't Top Fin brand. I just picked up some very pretty black and white coral gravel (super clearance too) and I saw right next to it was a bunch of bags of (I think Seagan brand) black/really dark gray sand.

Subject: Re: Black sand Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:56 am

Our clsest P/S is 2 + hour drive. I'll have to look at their web site & see, maybe I can get some shipped. With the price of gas, it would prob. be about the same.
Thanks again S/F!!!

Subject: Re: Black sand Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:24 am

Wow that looks nice Mr Aquarium. When I redo my 72 gallon bow front Im going to use Seachems flourite black sand. I plan on breaking down my planted 10g and moving everything into the 72g.

Subject: Re: Black sand Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:40 pm

I have been looking around and found some. I am procrastinating on doing anything ATM. :bump1:

Subject: Re: Black sand Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:16 am

i have black sand in my p bass tank, looks awesome and i got it at petsmart, i think it was 22.99 for either 15 or 20 lb bags

Subject: Re: Black sand Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:00 pm

That sucks my Petsmart don't sell it Sad

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