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Ok I am getting prices/everything checked out for my nano and was wondering what type of sand???? I saw the aragite (sp?) stuff that kinda looked like very fine crushed coral and kinda.... tanish-greyish looking..and I saw this other moon beach WHITE sand (in the freshwater section) and they are about the same in price so wondering what would be better? I want what is best for the tank but I also want it to look good!
Thanks!

29gall-2 bolivian rams, 6 neon tetra, 4 lemon tetra, 2 lamp eye tetra, 6 black skirt tetra(which are rescues...long story, but finding good home soon), 4 zebra danio 10gall, pretty much nothing but plants....2gall-female betta
1gall-female betta

personally I would go with Aragonite, it looks more natural

-Vincent

Ok! thanks

29gall-2 bolivian rams, 6 neon tetra, 4 lemon tetra, 2 lamp eye tetra, 6 black skirt tetra(which are rescues...long story, but finding good home soon), 4 zebra danio 10gall, pretty much nothing but plants....2gall-female betta
1gall-female betta

Actually the aragonite will help buffer the pH in a SW tank because it is a calcium carbonate. It works better than crushed coral for this purpose.
The bleach white type of sand is a silicate sand, that will usually leach silica into the water column and cause algae problems in SW tanks. I would stay away from those.

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ok cool! Thanks!

29gall-2 bolivian rams, 6 neon tetra, 4 lemon tetra, 2 lamp eye tetra, 6 black skirt tetra(which are rescues...long story, but finding good home soon), 4 zebra danio 10gall, pretty much nothing but plants....2gall-female betta
1gall-female betta

If you can find carbonate-based sand, it will do the same job as the crushed coral but with a different look. Sand has its benefits and its hassles, so it's up to you what you decide on. Sand is tougher to clean with a siphon and is easily blown away by pumps, but many feel that it looks much better. Also, more animals seem to interact with a sandy substrate than a crushed coral bed.

The list goes on and on, but you can see that there's no true "best" choice.

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