depot playsand

deejeff442

Active Member
has anyone used the washed and screened playsand for thier tank?
this stuff looks and feels the same as the fish store sand.
 

windlasher

Member
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.
 

jackri

Active Member
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.
 
T

tiny

Guest
I've heard about many people using playsand in their tank. You just have to make sure it says on the bag, "Collected from the Caribbean."
 

deejeff442

Active Member
well i took some playsand and started to wash it in a bucket.i didnt like the color it is too dark so i bought a couple more bags of the argonite.
 
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