Coloured Sand?

[LilyRose Tank]

I want to replace my gravel with sand once my fish are healthy again ( possible velvet infestation) and I love the idea of black decor...is there such a thing as black sand?

 

[Joshwainwright]

There is however it's rather expensive. I'll try find a link for you.

 

[Joshwainwright]

There is however it's rather expensive. I'll try find a link for you.

http/www.seapets.co.uk/products/aquarium-supplies/aquarium-ornaments/natural-gravels-and-sand/coral-sand-and-marine-substrates/caribsea-black-marine-sand.htm

It's £16.49 for a 10kg bag from Seapets...

 

[LilyRose Tank]

heck that is expensive, but it might be worth it for effect thanks josh.....any luck with those holes yet?

 

[Jamepsss]

I have black sand in my 2nd tank. It's the Unipac stuff, actually it's more dark grey than black but looks good.

 

[Joshwainwright]

heck that is expensive, but it might be worth it for effect thanks josh.....any luck with those holes yet?

Yes, I've done them!
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[KittyKat]

I use Dennerle fine black gravel (1-2mm), which is excellent and the price is not as high as sand. As far as I know, it is ground up black rock.

I would avoid Unipack stuff because from what I have seen, Unipack dye their substrate more often than not and the dye does come off.

 

[fishlove75]

If you are looking for black sand, the only kind I have seen is the Tahitian Moon sand. Below is a link to it at Petsmart. I know you are in the UK, but it will give you an idea of what it looks like.

http/www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2753227

It is much more expensive. However you may want to check out ebay that is where I got mine and it was much much cheaper. Not sure what you will find on Ebay UK but worth a shot.

 

[Joshwainwright]

There is actually some of the CaribSea sand on eBay UK

http/cgi.ebay.co.uk/CaribSea-Tropical-Black-Marine-Sand-20lb-/220574433981?pt=UK_Pet_Supplies_Fish&hash=item335b42c2bd

 

[LilyRose Tank]

thanks for all your replys, when i did a search it was coming up with extortionate prices per kg! thanks again

 

[Barracuda518]

I have black sand (Tahitian Black Moon Sand) in all but 2 of my tanks (the others have a very small gravel substrate designed for plants). All of my tanks are planted, so I use a mixture of the black sand and a black substrate designed for plants made by Caribsea (Eco-Complete).

All of my cories/loaches like it and seem more comfortable and show darker colors.

I have had both the white and black sand substrates and will never use the white sand again.

Good Luck

 

[Joshwainwright]

Personally, I'm going to stick to naturally coloured sand.

 

[ajs2294]

If I recall correctly some "black sands" on the market are actually iron slag and can harm sand shifters. I'd definitely look into the specific type before buying.

 

[Alasse]

I use black quartz sand. It was faily reasonable as you really dont need that much of it. I have a 4ft with it in there and theres approx 10kg