durascape white play sand

[mulsco4201]

is this sand ok for aquariums couldn't find the preferred sand at home depot

 

[ipiniowa]

Make sure it doesn't have any silica in it.

 

[kau_cinta_ku]

silica is harmless . more is the size of the sand you want to watch out for.

 

[Black Phantom]

Find a really good magnet and dig it in to this sand. Chances are your going to come out with some very small pieces of iron stuck to the magnet.
This is natural in a lot of "play sands"
You do not want any iron in your tank. It will promote all sorts of nice algae growths that will have you wondering why you didn't spend the extra money for the good stuff.

 

[crazyfingersmike]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6609129#post6609129 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kau_cinta_ku
silica is harmless.

You couldn't be farther from the truth.

Make sure the sand does not have silica in it.

 

[NCreefwannabe]

silica is harmless if you know what your doing. If its your first tank, and dont know much, then yea stay away from the silica. Alot of people use silica sand, but it does take extra effort and knowledge.

 

[bertoni]

Most silica sand is fine. Some silica sand can leach silicates into the water. I don't think that's necessarily a problem, and I actually dose silica into my tank to help with water quality. This article has more:

http://advancedaquarist.com/issues/jan2003/feature.htm

 

[rkehockey16]

i dont think that that sand will help you PH levels.