I dunno the name of the sand, I got it from Hollywood fish farm in Mt. Roskill. They normally divvy it out in small 2kg or 5kg bags for 8 bucks or 10 bucks or something but I bought a whole 25kg bag off them for only 20 bucks, I like the look of it.
I bought the wood from the same place. Those pieces were really expensive ($40 each) but I got them coz my tank is so deep and smaller, less rooty pieces would have made the top half of the tank look really bare, especially as the tank is not going to be heavily planted.
thanks for the compliments guys, suggestions are more than welcome also