Nano Reef Competition playlist: kzread.info/head/PLJUYiZqtzkwbaVTix0mSdX7qjNAfmnFpY Got some news, the bag I bought was the Indo Pacific, they had a problem of mislabeling I receive the ICP test, created a post on Reef2Reef: www.reef2reef.com/threads/video-caribsea-sand-black-hawaiian-comparison-with-other-sand.732920/

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@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Hahaha 🤣

Great video! Just what I needed.

I have purchased cultivated life Rock in 2017 with black spots, which look like your black sand. The black stuff in my rock released heavy metals. The black spot was even magnetic (Iron, cobalt, nickel) like yours, but also contained copper!!! It is really a good idea to make a icp after a while!

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Liferock from caribsea?? I bought does, it's a video i will release soon

@neptunes_pot

4 жыл бұрын

@@AquaSplendor No, it was a "no name" product of my local reef store in Germany. Therefore, caribsea is maybe reef save. As long you don't trust and test is all fine.

I have had all black livesand and I have also had this Livesand that has white in it... I tried to love the all black livesand but it became like a redish black over time... Now the black and white sand on the other hand looked beautiful no matter how much time went by...What I did was scoop out the sand with my hand and then give it a shake in the tank whie the tank had water in it...The white sand fell mostly to the bottom then I dropped the black sand on top..when I was finished the top was mostly black so then I grabbed the white sand and dashed it over the top with my hand which created a beautiful look....I specifically cane here to see what sand it was as I'm starting a new tank ...been years since I used this sand ...

Just like someone else said back in the day the black used to be all black. It's disappointing it's not anymore. My first saltwater aquarium I did was all black sand. I just started back up reefing after 6 years and wanted blacl sand. Much to my disappointment I was in your same boat. I ended up going with the black gravel which wasn't too bad and I was able to pick most of the brown pieces out. I would have preferred finer sand but the gravel isn't bad and I am happy with it. I love the black Substrat look! 😎👍🏻 By the way, props for using Brightwell Aquatics! They're my favorite!

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Take a look on the ICP results I posted in the comments, you will be amazed 🤐

@scotty2salty327

4 жыл бұрын

@@AquaSplendor I wanna see. I can't find them.

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Oh snap it wasn't Pin, should the top comments now!

Thanks for the useful info. I just ordered the hawian black and going those return and choose another since I want the pure black look.

@AquaSplendor

3 жыл бұрын

Make sure to read the pin comment (my bag was mislabel)

thanks for sharing this!! I am looking for black sand myself so this is really helpful..I have also heard that you can get black sandblasting sand and I haven't been able to check into it yet... I really appreciate you taking the time to show the different ones that you've have experience with!! I hope you have a great day!

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Great! I hesitate to show a diamond sand blast sand, I didn't included it because I know some of them contain silicate which is not good for corals 🤔

@marypaigeflynn4512

4 жыл бұрын

@@AquaSplendor thank you... I'm glad you told me that that helps me a lot 😁

@Jesstheperson

3 жыл бұрын

@@AquaSplendor there is some debate on whether it’s safe for fish OR humans as it contains iron, calcium, aluminum, and magnesium, which, when inhaled as a dust is harmful to people, and not sure what it’s effect would be on fish. I’ve also heard reports of oils coming off of it when it is rinsed. A lot of people really like it though, I’ve personally decided not to try it, but if you wear a ventilator/mask and rinse it VERY thouroughly perhaps it would be just fine. Some people claim the metals are inert in water, so that would be good if true.

Great video I get the struggle I'm looking for very fine black sand and it seems like it's the impossible mission

@AquaSplendor

3 жыл бұрын

Well you could crush it, just take time 😉

So what brand was that fine black sand??

@AquaSplendor

3 жыл бұрын

No idea

Is this hawaian black sand the same as lava rock?

@AquaSplendor

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know

Can u use black Caribsea in freshwater aquarium??

@AquaSplendor

3 жыл бұрын

Sure I don't see a big negative reason to not to, depending what you want to do.

Wow - it should be only black - why do they mix in the white? Crazy. I saw those really black reef branches and I always thought that in a 60g cube with the black sand and a G5 blue would make the ultimate LPS tank - maybe a couple of of montis and an acro at the top. Ahhhh so disappointing. But I have heard before a lot of people say the black sand is not good long term... I don't care about light reflection... they said it turns a bit speckled - I thought that was with detritous or something... not because it comes speckled.

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

The mix, help because of aragonite is calcium carbonate which help ph and other minor thing i think. I will try it on my nano aquarium, we shall see :)

@sunnygoold9449

4 жыл бұрын

@@AquaSplendor Yeah I get that... probably geared towards newer reefers. Can't wait to see the ICP tests... I got Red Sea Pink on my RSR250 but only have 40% of the bottom covered. I would go black in an LPS and if it is a pH thing (I doubt it unless the volcanic sand reduces pH) how much impact can it have but you can just put normal sand in the sump. I will go natures ocean if I ever go it. The thing is they recommend white sand because it reflects light but over that they recommend bar bottom which doesn't reflect light. So if the black sand (natures ocean) is heavier then it's probably awesome. ATI sand is also heavier but they only have dry white. Also the iron will be a massive benefit I think especially if you run a fuge. I think that is a big reason why Miracle Mud is so popular.

the caribsea should have been a lot darker. when i got mine back in the day, it had NO white in it

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

I receive a DM on my IG by a rep from Caribsea, turn how they had a bad batch with mislabel, this one was the Pacific Indo which is now discontinued. I give a link of the ICP results on the top comment, it's .. interesting!

Can u do more videos with the black tank !!

@AquaSplendor

2 жыл бұрын

It"s all I've done in the past year

Surprised about the hawaiian black.. you must have had a bad mix. I bought 3 bags and it was much darker. I still had the lighter grains but not nearly as much as yours

@AquaSplendor

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was surprised also, the fact that I separated the grain didn't help with that perception either :P. I manually remove the white grain left in my aquarium, pain in the butt lol

thanks for a tip dude this is going to take a longggg time but i hate how its mixed with white sand