Black sand and geophagus

[christina]

Hi all,

I am changing my 75 gallon around and would like to try black sand. Does anyone have experience with black sand that is safe for Cory's and geophagus? The black diamond blasting sand seems to be too sharp, I have also seen one from imagitarium. Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks in advance.

 

[JLW]

The black sand from Estes is wonderful stuff. It's so soft you can lay in it and sleep yourself (6/10, possible, not recommended). It's pricey, but it's great.

Blasting grit is not intended for aquarium use, and your mileage will vary based on its usefulness. People have found... interesting things... in there. Pieces of glass, cigarette butts(!), bits of metal, etc. I think if you sifted and cleaned it well beforehand, it would be fine for most fish, but ... the Estes sand isn't really that much more for something as small as a 75-gallon.

 

[christina]

LOL, thank you!

 

[christina]

Ordered online with a Amazon, not too bad $60 plus tax for 50 pounds! Thanks for the suggestion.
Cheers