Whats Better Black Or White Sand

[lewis burnett]

HI, IM STUCK BETWEEN WHETHER I SHOULD PURCHASE BLACK OR WHITE SAND. I WAS WONDERING DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY OF THESE AND WHICH ONE WORKS BEST. ALSO WHAT COLOUR BACKGROUND SHALL I PUT WITH IT. I NEARLY BROUGHT THE CARIBSEA WHITE SAND OF SEAPETS. IS TAHT ANY GOOD ?

 

[Geoff1991]

I have play sand and it looks good with a black background.

I think black sand and a black background with bright green plants and colourful fish/shrimp looks good. (that there is my next tank - minus the fish)

 

[Curiosity101]

^^ Agreed.

Any future planted tanks I do will be black sand/gravel with a black background.

 

[Glenbo1981]

I use black gravel,makes the fish look better but white sand makes the tank look better...reflects the light more.

White sand + blue background looks a nicer feature,black gravel and dark background = fish look better.

 

[DizzyMoo]

In a previous fish tank i had black gravel & a black background & it looked great, defo brings the colour of the fish out & looked quite natural for them.
My other previous tank had sand & a blue background which was bright & clear.
2 of my current tanks both have play sand ( as of this morning ) i just need to sort out the backings for them now.

 

[Richard22b]

I have light sand but fits great with the background

 

[loachman]

Some of it will depend on the fish. There are certain fish, such as rainbowfishes and some tetras, that seem to be much more colorful with dark substrates.

 

[JohnRossDele]

I have play sand and it looks good with a black background.

I think black sand and a black background with bright green plants and colourful fish/shrimp looks good. (that there is my next tank - minus the fish)

I've got black gravel (very fine almost like sand) with some green plants and a black background also im putting kribs in there when theyre in spawning mode they can be really colourful

 

[Ben.M]

I'd go for the play sand, it has a more natural colour

 

[Forestpisces]

Argos playsand with a black backround

Easy cheap and simple

EDIT: spelling

 

[MBOU]

If you go for pure white sand, i'll put my money on the fact that it would be more a shade of green or brown in a matter of weeks. I nearly always use natural sand or silver sand, beach coloured type stuff or dark grey fine gravel or at largest, the natural 'nordic gravel' fine grade.

 

[thefaxmachine]

Black sand all the way - it disguises a lot of the fish poop until you do your next vac. Lighter coloured sand highlights the poop!

I find any black substrate really highlights whatever plants and fish you may have.

Once you go black, you never go back!

 

[Geoff1991]

Once you go black, you never go back!

 

[OldMan47]

I find that the black or white sand being better depends to a large extent on the color o fthe fish being put into a tank. Strongly dark colored fish look better in a white background while darker colored fish look better in a light colored background or substrate.