Black sand suggestions and pics?

[toadstool_paradise]

I really like the look of black sand and I am thinking about going that route for my 40 gallon in the works!

I have seen Caribsea Hawaiian black available but the grain size is rather large.
Has anyone tried Natures Ocean black sand?
If you could tell me how you like whatever black sand you have and post a pic if possible that would really help me decide! Thanks!

(I know it can be magnetic)

 

[blaxsun]

Black sand contains magnetic particles and makes it more prone to scratch your tank. Just FYI.

 

[toadstool_paradise]

Black sand contains magnetic particles and makes it more prone to scratch your tank. Just FYI.

Yep I am aware! I’ll be very careful.

 

[Bucs20fan]

I had a fowlr with the black sand, It was cool for a while, but the sand particle size was just too large for me, and the white sand just made the tank light up. My personal preference of course.

 

[NkSde]

i use hawaiian black it’s a bit more course than I wanted but looks good, probably go white on the 60 in the works

 

[toadstool_paradise]

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i use hawaiian black it’s a bit more course than I wanted but looks good, probably go white on the 60 in the works

Looks nice! Yeah the grain size is larger than I would like, so still debating.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

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i use hawaiian black it’s a bit more course than I wanted but looks good, probably go white on the 60 in the works

Black sand looks nice in that tank!!

 

[jimmypencil]

Don’t settle for a substrate that you don’t love. Pick the right one and you will be glad you did! I had really large grain aragonite sand in my previous tank and I absolutely HATED the way it looked. It was just what I could get locally and I settled lol

 

[toadstool_paradise]

Don’t settle for a substrate that you don’t love. Pick the right one and you will be glad you did! I had really large grain aragonite sand in my previous tank and I absolutely HATED the way it looked. It was just what I could get locally and I settled lol

Yeah I decided the Hawaiian black is too large for my taste and going to go with the fiji pink instead.

 

[jimmypencil]

Yeah I decided the Hawaiian black is too large for my taste and going to go with the fiji pink instead.

Nice choice! I’m using the Fiji pink on one of current tanks and I love it!

 

[toadstool_paradise]

Nice choice! I’m using the Fiji pink on one of current tanks and I love it!

Yeah just picked it up today, seems like the perfect grain size for my needs!