quick sand question

[FiReBReTHa]

Where are people getting sand from that its white like this


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I have a fellah selling some of this
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3578+9805+7326&pcatid=7326

for the right price, but I was really hoping for white, am I crazy and that is the same kind or.....

 

[badpvtdan]

That looks more like crushed coral to me. I get my sand at the LFS...it's expensive but what isn't in this hobby.

I think mine sells it for $30/40#.

 

[wab]

+1 crushed coral. I just had a thought, what about buying it from a stone center. I buy bulk sand for 13 bucks a ton. Has any one tried this

 

[Playa-1]

I'm using crushed marble play sand.

 

[lucidheights]

i am almost certain the pictured sand is the same as the sand you have in the link there. The lighting just makes it look different.

 

[jayk198030]

its Crushed coral and you dont want it in a reef tank maybe in a fish only tank.

i buy mine from the LFS and i get sand from daytona beach,fl and the jersey shore.

 

[foreva]

its Crushed coral and you dont want it in a reef tank maybe in a fish only tank.

i buy mine from the LFS and i get sand from daytona beach,fl and the jersey shore.

How come not in a reef tank?

 

[jayk198030]

Crushed coral looks good at first. then it traps all the waste. hard for nails to borrow.there is a long list but I'm not an expert. i have had CC and have seen issues first hand. As a result i don't use and wouldn't recommend.

 

[BigTankGuy]

If you look at the picture you will see the live rock has no color either. All of the corals are frags. This looks like it is a new tank that had a nice and white crushed coral bottom.

You can see the same white bottom using a finer and more appropriate sand. The trick is to keep it clean so that it stays white. That can be a challenge with a million different answers, most of which are going to be suggestions for critters that clean the sand. I have always heard that a sea cucumber can do a really good job of keeping the sand clean. I have stayed away from them due to some of the bad stories but I intend to try one in a few months.

 

[jayk198030]

its hard to see but when this tank was 6 months old this is what the crushed coral looked like. as you can see its not white any more. also its a pain to clean with coral and rock in place.