DAS Air Dry Modelling Clay

hey! does any one know if this DAS Air Dry Modelling Clay is the right type to add in the dirt? thanks

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Permalink Reply by Hmoobthor on November 18, 2011 at 5:55pm

should work..its red clay

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on November 18, 2011 at 6:49pm

just phoned the makers of the clay or the next best thing and all they could tell me was this "This clay is just paper fibers and water or mush the teracotta color is probably dye" haha

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on November 18, 2011 at 6:55pm

yeah they aint no ingredients on the package tho :(

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Permalink Reply by 2apes2gp667wr on November 18, 2011 at 7:57pm

I think it's Amaco red clay. Not digging out the box now. It's the one with the cactus on it. Arts & Crafts store is where to get it.

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Permalink Reply by Braden on November 19, 2011 at 3:05pm

yeah i got the same one as blade and i go it from michaels. Its like 10 bucks for a 5 pound box but just get the 40 or 50% of coupons from michaels that they have every week and its only like $5 :D

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on November 19, 2011 at 3:13pm

thats the one i been looking for with no look, will have use another iron source. to add to the substrate.. any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on February 1, 2012 at 6:31pm

Just read "DAS Modeling Clay is mineral-based, non-toxic" so it should be good to go?

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Permalink Reply by Rin on May 4, 2013 at 4:43pm

Has anyone tried using this clay yet?

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Permalink Reply by Paul Jones on May 7, 2013 at 8:47am

i added it to water just to see how it would react.. It turned to mush and spoiled the water.. I contacted the company and they said it's not real clay and is 100% artificially manufactured

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Permalink Reply by LED on May 4, 2013 at 4:50pm

here is the MSDS sheet

http://ssiucm.schoolspecialty.com/ucm/groups/public/@guestprodmsds/...

unfortunately it doesnt say what its contents are.

its not regular clay and has some sort of added fibers to make it not fall apart when it drys. it may be fine for your tank, but its not regular clay although its labeled as none toxic. whether or not its fish safe is a different story. I cannot say whether its good or not

Given the reply above and they say its possibly red dye, then you know its not good for your tank. I would try to purchase real red clay.