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cody
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 12:12 AM
Has anyone tried sand blasting sand its just pure silica
i thought it might be a bit fine though
has any one used sand with oscars

Proteus
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 12:28 AM
Sand balsting sand would be too fine, plus for use in tanks it needs to be quartz based.

cody
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 12:29 AM
cool man thanks

Benny
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 01:42 AM
isnt quartz silica based? or the other way round?????

Proteus
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 01:44 AM
The only safe sand for a tank is the type that is either sourced from a freshwater creek, or the stuff used for pool filtration.

Anything else opens up the doors to contaminants.

Matthew
Sun Jun 19, 2005, 02:12 PM
nothing is ever safe Proteus. assume nothing! :p

-Matt