doox00
Premium Member
Hey there, I am new to marine tanks and still getting all my stuffs together. I plan to come to next mondays meeting as well with my girlfriend.
I would like some others opinions on substrate.. here is my story from today..
I have been on a mission to find some southdown/old castle/yardright good type of sand. I called all over, and most places do not have play sand in yet. I did find a home depot though about 30 minutes from here that had durascape white play sand. After reading online about some peoples vinegar test success with this sand I decided to go and get a few bags, it says on the package something old castle as well. it was last years stock, had 7 bags left, they were wet and half frozen, I bought 4 bags at 3.48 a bag. Got it home and I did the vinegar test and no fizzles. I am using white distilled vinegar, dilluted to 5 percent acidity, assuming this is the right stuff...
So my question is, in a fowlr tank is it safe to use this sand? You find some people saying its okay to use silica and alot of people saying no.
If its certaintly not safe and valid reasons why its not I will return this stuff and keep hunting
thanks again,
Shawn
I would like some others opinions on substrate.. here is my story from today..
I have been on a mission to find some southdown/old castle/yardright good type of sand. I called all over, and most places do not have play sand in yet. I did find a home depot though about 30 minutes from here that had durascape white play sand. After reading online about some peoples vinegar test success with this sand I decided to go and get a few bags, it says on the package something old castle as well. it was last years stock, had 7 bags left, they were wet and half frozen, I bought 4 bags at 3.48 a bag. Got it home and I did the vinegar test and no fizzles. I am using white distilled vinegar, dilluted to 5 percent acidity, assuming this is the right stuff...
So my question is, in a fowlr tank is it safe to use this sand? You find some people saying its okay to use silica and alot of people saying no.
If its certaintly not safe and valid reasons why its not I will return this stuff and keep hunting
thanks again,
Shawn