Using Play Sand in your Aquarium?

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Using play sand in your aquarium will work but there are much better options. The main reason people stay away from this type of sand is because the granulars are a little too small and they compact too much. The goal with aquarium sand or substrate in general is to have a tiny air gap in between the granulars to allow plant roots to move in between them.
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You could probably get away with using clay sand in your fish tank but plants are not going to thrive in it. The best cheap alternative sands to use in a fish tank is blasting sand and pool filter sand. You will pay on average around US$10 for a 50 pound bag of it. That’s 50% less than what you would pay for normal aquarium sand.
Play sand does not contain any silicates and that’s what makes it heavier than other sands. If you don’t plan on keeping Aquarium Plants this type of Sand will probably work but it’s not the best are most ideal option.

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@MorePalmerAquatics Месяц назад

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@mbenz9389 Год назад

Dude, I respect your opinion… but I’ve used fine play sand for more than 15 years and had no problem at all both in planted and non planted tanks. Plants will thrive in that sand

@Alvarez_projects_tm 4 месяца назад

What brand of play sand is that

@arthurgiannakis2156 4 месяца назад

I agree. Using play sand isn't a 'terrible idea'. I've used play sand, black diamond sand, sand from the beach, river sand and pool sand. They have all been great. I especially like river sand. I now have a very successful 8 gallon bowl with play sand substrate and it's fully planted. Has been thriving for years now. I just remember having to wash the sand and drain the water about 10 times before I used it so as to run off all the really fine dust and particles. After that it was all good to use in my aquariums. This video just seems like a bit of a kickback - 'dont use sand, buy Fluval Stratum!' for 10x the price and you get half the volume...

@mbenz9389 4 месяца назад

@@Alvarez_projects_tm the regular play sand from home depot. I don’t remember the brand

@mbenz9389 4 месяца назад

@@Alvarez_projects_tm Quikrete

@user-cg4bn5dq4m 3 месяца назад

Would my geophagus like digging in it?

@no-knickers-emma1112 2 года назад

The cat was the highlight of the video. Beautiful

@EmmaBakesCakes 11 дней назад

Thank you for the advice. I’ve just purchased a larger tank to do away with gravel in my upgrade . So I was going to purchase play sand. I got this just in time. Thanks 🙏

@djstickxb2615 Год назад

I have play sand in many of my planted tanks and they are doing great!

@SirTenoch Год назад

how do you keep them great?

@djstickxb2615 Год назад

@@SirTenoch once a month 20% water change.. nothing special

@SirTenoch Год назад

@@djstickxb2615 I also have silver sand in my aquarium holding only echinodorus sp. Are you aware that everywhere it say that fine sand is no good for plants?

@djstickxb2615 Год назад

@@SirTenoch I've seen that.. but then I've also seen.. where people like father fish on RU-vid says play sand is perfectly ok.. in fact he suggest using it.. I have 12 aquarium in my home.. all have organic soil topped with play sand and they are all doing well.. so 🤷

@djstickxb2615 Год назад

@@SirTenoch look up DONJUANS AQUATICS.. on RU-vid and you will see a couple of my tanks with play sand

@WhayneRhode Месяц назад

Thank you so much I was about to get me some play sand tomorrow.yor advice helpful

@GabbyRocio 2 года назад

I love Stratum for planted tanks. I do have play sand in my 75g turtle tank, and I like the beachy color. She destroys plants though and she loves to bury herself in the sand. It was either recommended by the turtle group or axolotl group since it's really fine grit if swallowed.

@sallythedino Год назад

I can't keep any plants in my turtle tank because he absolutely demolishes them 😭

@reneewright8391 Год назад

Chris, TSC has Black Diamond Blasting Abrasives , on bag it says it should not get wet…is this the same product you are discussing here? It lacks the word “sand” and says coal on the bag. It does match in price and wow, what a savings, if this is the right one? I’d appreciate a nod if this is correct per your video. Thanks in advance for the advice!!

@dextarantino9941 Год назад

Is tractor supply the only place to get blasting sand? or can you go to home depot, harbor freight, etc?

@hummingbyrd6333 8 месяцев назад

Would it be okay too put play sand and than blasting sand on top?

@dreamforever3749 2 месяца назад

Great video. I have one two tanks with "play sand", but it has little pebbles in it, it sucks for growing plants. It has actually killed my Vallisneria i grabbed from another tank to replant. One of the tanks is pea gravel capped with play sand, the other is dirt capped with play sand. I have two tanks with just pool filter sand, they grow plants decently well. My best tank is dirted capped with pool filter sand, plants grow like crazy with low light and no added ferts. Im going to re do one of my play sand tanks with the blasting sand and dirt to see how it goes. :)

@stevegee8010 Год назад

You've got that backwards. Pool filter sand is finer than play sand. Play sand is typically 1-2mm, pool sand is typically 0.5-1mm.

@muddyriverdogz Год назад

Play sand is usually not manufactured witch means it comes from nature and is more rounded and doesn't have sharp edges. Pool filter sand is manufactured. Play sand is better. Carib sea is play sand.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

@@muddyriverdogz Play sand sold in America still has to go through safety standards before packaging and sale to the public. May not be maufactured as you say, it is simply sholveled into a bag. But still has to be inspected, tested and approved by OSHA. Selling products to the public has concerns and safety. OSHA has regulations.

@emimed8059 2 года назад

Do you think play sand would be okay if I’m not planning to have any rooted plants?

@Seanscichlids 2 года назад

Yes it's fine. I've used it in my tank before. Just make sure you rinse it really good before you do it. Here is a video of the process ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xZ8a03_aXOM.html

@Seanscichlids 2 года назад

Sweet thanks for the tip about the blasting sand. Aquarium sand is 20 pounds for 25 dollars. Way overpriced. The only thing is what is the best way to rinse the blasting sand? I have used play sand in my tanks before. It takes awhile to clean, but looks awesome. I was not using plants so it worked for me, and my African Cichlids loved it.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

Cleaning play sand is a myth if you live in America. OSHA requires clean play sand if children are involved. Hence play sand. Made for children. Saftey standards in America are about people not animals.

@Rediphone21 2 года назад

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@sallythedino Год назад

Thank you so much! I've been looking for sand to put in a 75 gallon aquarium and wanted to know if it would do well for the price, definitely glad I found this video before making any decisions.

@r.syawesh3171 2 года назад

i bought this play sand and after reading the ingredients i found that it contains silica which is a know carcinogen if inhaled, upon further seach i found out that the warning of carcinogen silica is only intended for those factory workers but why would a warning be included in material sold commercially when its intended for factory worker

@muddyriverdogz Год назад

All sand contains silica ! Silica is one of the most common minerals in the earth's crust. Glass, beach sand, silicone, and granite are all silica materials. If its not being blown around and getting lodged in your lungs irs fine.

@Marufulbhuiyan Год назад

Can I use play sand for cory cats? Please advice.

@PickleJar251 Год назад

I have it in my tank. They love sifting through it and I haven't had any issues.

@muddyriverdogz Год назад

yes

@raisinggoldfishonabudget7058 Год назад

That's what I was hoping you would say, the BDBS is what I have been using since I have been into aquariums cause it looks so COOL in a tank & the junk that falls on it seems to find it's way down in it. The plant's I have has no trouble getting through it to grow & does really good in it, so now that I have a good Idea of the substrate to use for my 110 gal stock tank for plant's I'm done with my research on it. Thank You for helping me decide what substrate to go with for it I'll be buying me about 4 bags of it to use next year merry xmas.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

Pool sand is finer than play sand. Requires higher pressure hence a large pool pump. Water can turn in hours or minutes.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

My personal opinion is to add gravel to fine sand. Mixing the gravel in prevents sand compacting into itself. 3yrs of this type of mix now and just bi-annual water changes. Earth=1inch botom of the tank. mix 1/2 amount of gravel to full amount of sand. Two bags of sand 1 bag of gravel. fill tank 3inches.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

color of sand and gravel are optional.

@rafaelgonzalez4175 8 месяцев назад

The importance to this is gathering the beneficial bacteria without smothering the bacteria with lack of oxygen. Which will happen after time. Sand compacts and prevents oxygen from reaching the bottom. Gravel also adds to gathering of beneficial bacteria.

@debbiekling6065 Год назад

The diamond sand has a lot of warnings on it

@praktika1082 Месяц назад

Pool filter sand. No need to rinse.

@bphillynorth 6 месяцев назад

👍

@BlushAxolotls Год назад

It might only be the best choice for an Axolotl tank. 🙂

@gregsolomon 2 месяца назад

I Disagree With This Guy 100%...And I'm Speaking From The Perspective Of Experience. I Once Used Children's Sand-Box Sand As A Substrate In A 55 Gallon Planted Aquarium For Several Years...And It Worked Great...And It Looked Great Too. My Aquarium Vegetation Grew Well And Was Lush...If Anything, I Had To Occasionally Trim It. In An Established Tank, Plants Derive Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, And Micro-Nutrients From Fish Waste...Proper Lighting Is Also Instrumental To The Health Of Plants. This Fella Seems To Get Taken In By The Marketing That Comes From Substrate Manufacturers. I Will Also Add One More Thing...I Believe A Black Substrate Makes Any Aquarium Look Awful...And Very Unnatural.

@richardmellem3583 Год назад

"Grains" not granulars.

@shellysmith1037 Год назад

Sorry but you are bassackwards on pool sand. Pool sand is not larger its smaller. It's super fine, that's why we use it in pool filters. You can look up the size on the web. Play sand is larger, does not compact as much, is much cheaper and is rinsed.

@PalmerAquatics Год назад

Well then WHY DOESN'T the entire hobby use play sand then?? oh because it's not a good option. Do some more research!

@RuRichelieu 11 месяцев назад

@@PalmerAquaticsread the original comment… they never said that pool sand was a better option, they just said it was finer than play sand. That is CORRECT.