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"Bill Stock" wrote:

"Starfish" wrote in message
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Hi everyone! ;-)

I was just wondering if a fine layer (1cm or less) of coarse dark sand
would be ok for a fish tank.....i just want to provide some contrast with
the fish and to give the tank a natural look without going to heavy with
the substrate.

Does anyone have any reccomendations into types of dark brown coarse sand
to use?

TIA

Starfish


I went for the red river rock, but I saw it in black as well. I just bought
enough to cover the bottom of the tank. I needed about 30 lbs to cover the
bottom of my 75 gallon. It hides the mulm, but is much cleaner than gravel.

The only down side is the algae! My reddish rocks are now mostly bright
green, but it keeps the GF busy moving them around.



Is native Limestone ok to use for tanks? Or will it dissolve too much
and make the water too alkaline? There is literally tons of that pretty
stuff laying all over the ground in our area! Both with and without
holes.

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