fishgirl53 Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I am setting up a 450ltr African ciclid tank the tank has a black lid and cabinet I was thinking of getting black sand but do you think this would be too much black what about the golden sand or the white sand any suggestions welcome thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Black sand looks good it allows the fish to be the focal point of the tank as they contrast nicely against it.. But I guess it depends what type of african cichlid you are planning on doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh_S Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Got some 1-2mm marble chip today from stone and water world in Ellerslie. $28 for 25kg sack. Great for buffering and looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I paint the back of my tanks black and use sand from a lake edge. I think it really sets the tank off . It is cheap and fun to collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 I have done plenty of tanks with white substrate but I am a fan of the darker stuff now.. I would suggest doing a google image search for african tanks or malawi tanks or tang tanks and just seeing what pops up and what you like.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smidey Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 Got some 1-2mm marble chip today from stone and water world in Ellerslie. $28 for 25kg sack. Great for buffering and looks good! that's what i use & it's great. that price is awesome, i think the stuff i got through my LFS was four times that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted January 21, 2011 Report Share Posted January 21, 2011 coral sand is good for buffering and easier to keep clean than calcite sand but there are other ways to buffer a african tank , i have grey marble chip its not enough for buffering on its own so i use coral pieces , calcite(in mesh bags) and dolomite in a large cannister filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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