Black sand
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Topic: Black sand
Posted By: laynframe
Subject: Black sand
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 1:58pm
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I have herd black sand will not support life to allow bio filtration, is this true? ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |
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Posted By: SGH360
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 1:59pm
| Any type of substrate is good for bio filtration. It just will not work as a buffer. |
Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 3:18pm
| +1^ |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 4:48pm
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These days, now that we are all familiar with Alk and Ca and how to keep them in line, the use of aragonite substrate is less important. Ordinary silica sand, though not ideal, works okay. I have a Hawaiian black sand tank but the bottom 1/2" is Utah Oolitic so it gets the natural Alk and Ca (buffering) from that. ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: laynframe
Date Posted: January 10 2011 at 6:39pm
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So would it be a good idea to put natural sand over the black sand to get the buffering capability? ------------- The time we enjoy wasting isn't wasted time!!!! |