Originally Posted by deejeff442 http:///forum/post/3092894
has anyone used the washed and screened playsand for thier tank?
this stuff looks and feels the same as the fish store sand.
This comes up all the time. some people use it and others refuse. do a google on aquarium playsand and you will come up with 50 links on 20 different boards about it.
The big issue with playsand is two fold.... 1) its cheap. 2) you really don't know what other contaminants it may have. If you get some full of silica you will forever battle algae problems.
Choice is yours I guess.