Comment by Peter on January 5, 2013 at 7:58pm

Only advantage is its easier to grow carpeting plants in sand than it is gravel. Also looks a lot nicer in my opinion than gravel

Comment by Hunter P. on January 5, 2013 at 8:55pm

flourite black sand is the only sand i would use easier to plant plants and roots spread easier

Comment by ŦůRbö ۰ Ҏяѻ ۰ on January 6, 2013 at 12:25am

dont really need to vacuum if you have sand and plants. I have sand in my tanks and I dont vac, and i dont see any waste. sand stays clean. I know how to vac sand for non planted tanks, maybe ill do a video on it.

Comment by Robert Jango on January 7, 2013 at 3:53am

If you must use sand use pool sand. But the best way to cover dirt is with Turface or Oil-sorb. Commercially available products like Flourite is also excellent but expensive. 

Comment by HeatherS on January 11, 2013 at 4:45pm

I just read a blog by someone that uses bird sand in his tank to increase general hardness..  does he mean the stuff they sell as "grit" for parakeets and the like? 

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