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Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	I'm just curious as to what the texture of onyx sand is. I would like to use it for my planted 10 gallon in which i plan to have some bottom dweller, either khulis or corys and i don't want to chance their barbels grinding down. I know flourite is said to do that to a corys barbels since it is somewhat sharp. Anyone ever used it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Piscesgirl Mega Fish Posts: 1305 Kudos: 892 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Mar-2003	Onyx sand is somewhat sharp as well, and if you have soft water, it will buffer it up and increase kh/ph. That said, I raised two baby cories on it and they did fine. Some say that rather than sharp substrates, cory barbels degenerate due to water quality. If you like sand, you may want to try Tahitian moon sand, but it isn't really a "Plant" substrate. I've heard mixed reviews about Florabase, but you may want to look into that as well. Even Eco-complete is somewhat 'sharp,' but again, my cories do fine with it -- I have heard however of some clown loaches getting noses rubbed raw from Eco Complete (mine don't though).
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45
Azrael_Darkness Fish Addict Posts: 547 Kudos: 420 Votes: 8 Registered: 26-Oct-2004	Yea i've seen redseas florabase...it seems like such an ugly color for a substrate. I'm not sure if it has better effects then flourite either. But regardless i want to atleast have a somewhat smooth substrate for bottomdwellers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:45


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