December 10, 200817 yr comment_279337 Hey people, Do any of you here have sand as a substrate? If so, where did you get it? I'm thinking of getting some from an east coast beach up north, do any of you see any problems with this? (assuming precautions are taken to properly clean/sterilize the sand). Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279342 There will be crushed shell in it, which would be good for your rift lake fish but not so good for others. Also AFAIK its illegal to take sand from a beach... Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279351 Apart from crushed shell, the beach sand will also be very salty so will need to be rinsed very thoroughly if you're going to use it. Several people on here use sand as a substrate. They seem to buy it from landscaping places or use pool filter sand. Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279352 I use river sand and it is great. The rivers down here are greywacke which is pretty inert. Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279366 my tank has sand from a wellington beach in it, no problems as far as i can tell, i just rinsed it Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279375 u can also buy washed sand that is safe to go into ya tank. good LFS should have it, if they dont have it in your area go to bunnings Report
December 10, 200817 yr comment_279388 River sand is worn round but some other sands like plastering sand and filter sand are sharp Report
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