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09-07-2009, 04:27 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North Dakota
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play sand to fill out volume
Can I throw in a few pounds of play sand to augment the volume of the Caribe Aragonite stuff??
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09-07-2009, 04:28 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
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Yep i think so, but if other people say no you can just get 5 pounds of sand for 3 bucks at most pet stores.
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09-07-2009, 04:30 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Sarasota, Florida
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doesn't play sand have alot of Silicates ?
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09-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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Kid Reefer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: New York
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I think some people use it in their tanks to save money, im guessing you should rinse it off good first though.
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09-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 34,144
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Yes it does ,that why I say no to it.
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09-07-2009, 04:32 PM
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It's a reef life!!
  
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: St Marys, GA
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I would't. Play sand is silica based, not argonite based like the rest of the sand that you are supposed to do. If you use a silica based sand, you are just asking for trouble. You will have never ending diatoms and other algaes. You can get 20# of dry argonite sand for less than $10 at Pet Smart so that is the route that you should go.
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09-07-2009, 05:57 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
Posts: 13,624
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Not if it is silica based.
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09-07-2009, 06:18 PM
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originally original
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Alabama
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I doubt you'd have a problem. Silica sand is not dissolved silicates, if that was the case, glass tanks would dissolve too.
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09-07-2009, 06:43 PM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
Posts: 8,210
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Many people use silica based sand with no issues. I've used it several times for tanks and a few for fuges and everything has been ok.
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09-07-2009, 06:54 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 40
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it's an 80 gallon tank....I was thinking about 2/3 Caribe aragonite and maybe 1/3 play sand....
interesting debate....
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09-07-2009, 07:18 PM
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Carpe Noctem
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Western Colorado
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Personally just because of color, I would use the caribsea sand. The playsand has a yellow color quite often.
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09-07-2009, 07:26 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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Hmm, never heard anything to the contrary. But I guess personal experience wins out. Good to know!
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