black live sand

MikeyZO · 06-03-2008, 09:41 PM

A buddy of mine wants to start a tank and is interested in using black live sand. Anyone have any suggestions on a good brand and kind of black live sand? Thanks.

masterswimmer · 06-03-2008, 10:07 PM

Carib Sea carries a black sand. Shoot Timbo a PM. He's using it on his nano.

swimmer

littlebuck70 · 06-03-2008, 10:08 PM

They sell black sand at pet co not sure of the actual name of it

Alex · 06-04-2008, 10:22 AM

carib sea has the Tahitian black moon sand but it's not live its dried out. Also available is Gray coast calcite from Tidal marine and Black beach from Natures ocean. Out of these I believe that Black Beach is the only one that is live,they call it Bio-active reef sand, and it appears a bit brown rather than black.
I've been looking at getting some black sand myself so I've been doing the research. Let me know what you come up with.

lfsmarineguy · 06-04-2008, 02:27 PM

We use the Nature's ocean in our nano display in the store. It comes out a nice slate grey rather than the dark black it looks like in the bag. No problems so far and the corals look great against the black on black.

DAN-O · 06-04-2008, 02:44 PM

Does the darker substrate change the look of the lighting onto the tank at all? Does it hold the heat more from the lights because it is darker?
These are some questions I would want to know. Anybody have any
experiences with these two questions.

lfsmarineguy · 06-04-2008, 04:10 PM

Haven't noticed any problems with the heat. As for the light question I think there is less glare from the tank. The light isn't reflected up from the substrate like with white sand. I personally like the dark sand look. It's different from every other tank you see and it makes the colors "pop" more.

DAN-O · 06-04-2008, 04:52 PM

i would think the corals stand out more and the tank probably looks outrageous with the actinics on.

Alex · 06-04-2008, 04:54 PM

lfsmarineguy do you have any pics of the tank ?

Alex · 06-04-2008, 04:58 PM

Personally I've seen the tahitian sand it looks nice, the colors of the corals standout more. The tank I saw is a friends tank, 34gal red sea tank with power compacts. I don't know how it would look with MH.

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masterswimmer www.saltwatercritters.com Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Orange County Posts: 9,187 Reefer Ratings: (86) Friends: (16)	Carib Sea carries a black sand. Shoot Timbo a PM. He's using it on his nano. swimmer __________________ House of Fish (845) 610-3114 www.saltwatercritters.com Serving all your saltwater critter and reef needs

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lfsmarineguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,142 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (1)	We use the Nature's ocean in our nano display in the store. It comes out a nice slate grey rather than the dark black it looks like in the bag. No problems so far and the corals look great against the black on black. __________________ www.AquariumDesignNetwork.com NEW WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06-04-2008, 04:10 PM	#7
lfsmarineguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,142 Reefer Ratings: (2) Friends: (1)	Haven't noticed any problems with the heat. As for the light question I think there is less glare from the tank. The light isn't reflected up from the substrate like with white sand. I personally like the dark sand look. It's different from every other tank you see and it makes the colors "pop" more. __________________ www.AquariumDesignNetwork.com NEW WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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06-03-2008, 10:08 PM	#3
littlebuck70 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Albany Posts: 357 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (1)	They sell black sand at pet co not sure of the actual name of it

06-04-2008, 10:22 AM	#4
Alex Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: staten island Posts: 427 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (6)	carib sea has the Tahitian black moon sand but it's not live its dried out. Also available is Gray coast calcite from Tidal marine and Black beach from Natures ocean. Out of these I believe that Black Beach is the only one that is live,they call it Bio-active reef sand, and it appears a bit brown rather than black. I've been looking at getting some black sand myself so I've been doing the research. Let me know what you come up with.

06-04-2008, 02:44 PM	#6
DAN-O Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 243 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	Does the darker substrate change the look of the lighting onto the tank at all? Does it hold the heat more from the lights because it is darker? These are some questions I would want to know. Anybody have any experiences with these two questions.

06-04-2008, 04:52 PM	#8
DAN-O Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 243 Reefer Ratings: (16) Friends: (0)	i would think the corals stand out more and the tank probably looks outrageous with the actinics on.

06-04-2008, 04:54 PM	#9
Alex Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: staten island Posts: 427 Reefer Ratings: (8) Friends: (6)	lfsmarineguy do you have any pics of the tank ?