Tropic Isle Tahitian Moon Sand

[NYreefNoob]

anyone use this sand ? was thinking of getting a black sand, but i see this does not affect ph, and would rather use sand that will help keep ph up.

 

[Psycho graphic]

I have almost always used black sand in my tanks and have never had a PH problem. It's not the brand you are talking about though. The only thing you need to be concerned with, this sand will very easily scratch your glass, so be careful when cleaning algea from it.

 

[masterswimmer]

Dave, maybe you can comment on the cleanliness of it. I've heard (never used it) that it looks great when first added, but over time detritus accumulates and the sand no longer looks quite as good. Once again, hearsay, but I've heard it often.

Russ

 

[Psycho graphic]

You're right, it shows EVERYTHING! But I still like it better than white sand, it just brings out the color and adds depth to the tank.

My tank has very little flow along the bottom, I did have another pump running my tank for a while and it was much cleaner. I got tired of looking at the huge pump in the tank and it took up so much room, i could'nt hide it with rock (it's only a 30G).

The biggest problem is the rock boring worms, you would be amazed at how large the "dust piles" are from them. I blow the sand around with a turkey baster to get the crap up into the water column. I think my new setup won't be anywhere as bad as this tank, I've taken keeping the flow along the sand into consideration when I designed the plumbing for it.

 

[masterswimmer]

Thanks for your candor brotha Dave

With that being said, I think the black looks really sweet. Keeping it that way becomes a matter of taste and acceptance.

swimmer

 

[bigsink]

I use the Tahitian moon sand in some of my cichlid tanks and LOVE IT! I was toying with the idea of putting it in my reef tank, but am unsure. BTW, I have 2 extra 20 lb bags if you are interested pm me.