So informative!! Thank you!!!

@TrafishAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Great video! Keep it up man!

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Great video. Thank you

Your videos are awesome. Keep it up brother

Awesome video!!!! you’re the mannn!!!!! Thanks dude!!!!! This stfffs gonna work sooo great for my angel fish aquarium !!!

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Your welcome!

Finally, a cheap substrate that looks good!

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

It's my personal favorite

I know people might think im crazy but this worked. I put some regular dawn dish soap (the blue kind with the baby duck on it)in the bucket to wash my BDBS and no oily film. My water is gin clear.

I absolutely love and enjoy your videos, Thank You! I do have a question- (I've been using Black Diamond for years and love it!) The question is- i setup a 150 gallon tank and plan on having 6-8 geophagus Tapajos... in your opinion, is the Slag too sharp and large as apposed to regular sand? Being earth eaters, I don't want to damage the geos... Thanks, Bud

I think this is exactly what I'm going to use as a substrate for my 125g African chiclid tank that I'm going to put together. I used pool filter sand in my 75g African chiclid tank and I really like it. I just wished it was black. Thanks for the video.

@shannonmcdonald1431

3 ай бұрын

I have a 75g with pool sand as well. And just got a 125g. Lol and was wondering if you got the black diamond sand and if so how are the african cichlids doing? He mentioned that it was a little abrasive? I know my african cichlids spit it out and scrape against the substrate.

I have it in my 10 gallon and it's great. I'm just setting up a 20 and cleaned the sand and filled the tank and it's dirty.😢 Did I not clean it enough? I cleaned it just as much as I did the 10. If I didn't will it settle? I would really hate to have to drain it because I have to use bottled water. My tap water has two PPM of ammonia.

A little late to the party here but wanted to throw something in there... Tractor Supply carries two different types (besides particle grades) of Black Diamond Blasting Sand. They have Coal Slag and Iron Silicate. You want to purchase the Coal Slag variety.

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I believe the iron silicate is sold in buckets as opposed to bags as well

@Mpreston89

Жыл бұрын

I purchased some and it says slag not coal I’m wondering if I got the right stuff?

@jeff2408

Жыл бұрын

The reason is that the Iron will rust.

@bayouboydublel

Жыл бұрын

@@Mpreston89 did you ever find out? I just purchased some today and it says slag instead of coal as well

@Mpreston89

Жыл бұрын

@2o2 dub.L I didn’t use it man

This is awesome!! Thx so much for so the tips!!💚

I was also wondering about using this with goldfish and am glad to hear that it works well. Thanks for the video gonna pick some up tomorrow. Btw ever think about painting the backs of your tanks black? I did that with the one I'm setting up and between that and the sand hoping it really brings out the colors of the fish.

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yea I usually use plastidip, some tanks I just don't bother painting but u do like the black background

Would you use it for mbuna tanks?

Do you have a video on maintaining a sand substrate? I currently have gravel in one tank and echo complete in the other. I’m sure there is a different process for sand.

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have a video on it but maintaining sand isn't that difficult, you can't vacuum it the same was as gravel so any debris you have to swirl the syphon over it to lift it and if you don't have fish or snails that will sift through the sand you will on occasion have to disturb the sand a little to avoid any toxic gas pocket buildup

This is the best sand you can get for a substrate. It’s also so clean you don’t need to clean it at all.

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yep i like it

@wendycarr3167

Жыл бұрын

You better clean it! It’s dusty as hell

@jeremyblackwater439

5 ай бұрын

@@wendycarr3167lol facts

What kind of sand or gravel you have in the tank below the one you just filled? With the guppies

Just watched this video 👌

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, really appreciate the feedback!

Is there a video follow up for the lid? I scrolled through and I didn't see one

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yes i have a few different lid videos for different materials

We sell that at Rural King too.

I bought the medium grit and there are some particles that give a greenish reflection under light. Is this normal? I don’t mind a slight color reflection, but green looks like algae.

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I've seen that in some bags once you get it underwater you really don't notice it anymore

Heads up depending where you are at. You can get it at northern tools. Price has gone up . I paid 11.99 +8.25% tax (TX) today. Looks good just like every one says real dirty. I bought 20/40, 30/60

@luckymarbles9267

Жыл бұрын

Our Rural King has it as well!

So this light that you mentioned in the video what is it ????

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Led shoplight or led under cabinet light

Thank you. I'm thinking of using this over 100% clay kitty litter for my planted tank.

@TrafishAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Your welcome, I love it!

I like how the bag legit says "This product MUST stay dry" ....lol

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

That's for if you used it for the purpose it was manufactured for, which would be sandblasting

@theresagutierrez7905

2 жыл бұрын

This also made me go 🥺🤫🙈🙊🤷‍♀️ lol

Would you recommend this ‘sand’ for plecos/loaches/Cory’s? I have a bunch of bottoms feeders, would this hurt their belly’s?

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

In my expereince they will be perfectly fine

@luckymarbles9267

Жыл бұрын

Get the "fine" instead of medium just in case 😊

@MacJank7

Жыл бұрын

I trust it with over $3500 worth of fancy plecostamus in my breeding room.

There is coarse and fine. Which one do I buy at tractor supply? Thxs

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

The medium 20/40 grit, its the coarser one

@vaindioux

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics Thanks 👍🏻

Does it matter what grit?

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah you definitely want the 20/40 medium grit, fine grit is very dusty and will just blow around if disturbed

is this safe for turtles? What grain of this would you recommend for a musk turtle?

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Unless you're a turtle is known for eating substrate for whatever reason It should be perfectly fine for them, though I know most turtle keepers prefer bare bottom tanks because of the waste buildup

@KlymatixTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics im setting a tank up now for my daughter for her bday, razorback musk turtle. This stuff seems to be the top shelf of black substrates and i live 5 min from a tractor supply co store. As far as a bare bottom, i have to make it "pretty" sooo..lol

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Makes sense lol, I would definitely get the medium grit if you want to use it, The fine stuff is like a powder and just blows all over the place when disturbed

@KlymatixTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics ok, thanks for that. I cant get anything that resembles typical aquarium rocks but it looks like medium grit resembles typical sand consistency. I appreciate your wisdom. Thanks

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it's pretty much about the same grain size as traditional pool filter sand which is why I like it!

What grit was that?

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

This is medium grit 20/40

Is the fine version also sharp?

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

The fine and medium version have the same abrasive capabilities, So they would be just as sharp as each other. However I prefer to use the medium as it doesn't stir up as easily and Ive found that I haven't had a single issue with abrasiveness while it's submerged, and no fish have ever received injury from it, Even my fish that burrow or sift through the sand

The sand looks nice but can u use it for baby soft shell turtles? jus wondering

I washed it multiple times . I have cichlids and the moved the rocks and it’s cloudy . How is yours so clear

@morningmorning4479

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info I don’t want cloudy water

This is all Ive used for the last 4 years in my tanks

@RealCptHammonds

Жыл бұрын

I'm trying to figure out which of the different sizes that are available is actually less abrasive. Can you help me figure this out? I can't seem to get anyone to respond.

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Read this in a forum, hope it helps: Most abrasive is measured with mesh size. During production, it gets shaken through various screens. These screens might have as little as 20 holes per square inch, or as many as 100. This means that 40/70 glass fits through the 40-70 holes per square inch screens. 20/40 glass is coarser than 40/70, and 60/100 glass is finer. A common misconception is that the coarser glass will help you get through a job faster. It is true that 20/40 glass is slightly more aggressive than 40/70. However, because it's so coarse, you're only getting half as many particles of glass in the same size bag. You'll end up using twice as many bags to get the job done, which is not only expensive, but inefficient! It's a much better idea to increase abrasive density if you want to complete the job faster. So based off this a finer media is more abbrasive due to surface area being higher.

@RealCptHammonds

Жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics Thank you very much for that info! I need the smoothest media possible, but don't want the filter to suck media into my two canister filter's impellers because it's too fine. Unfortunately, I don't know what to get because I've always just run aquarium stones in the past. I'm putting together the biggest and last tank of my life. It's a 225 gallon and so far I'm running 4 Silver Dollars, 8 Corydoras, 20 Cardinal Tetras and 10 Neon Tetras, with the goal of a 100% peaceful tank once I move them from my 32 gallon and add more fish. That's why I will be painting the back of the tank black and want black substrate.

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

@@RealCptHammonds i would go with the medium grit 20/40, i even have cories on it and in 2 years they havent had any barbel injury or loss plus the filter doesnt pick it up easily

What grit is the one you used?

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Medium 20/40

@mile_highexo9348

Жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics thanks just picked up a bag at my local tsc!

I can't find anywhere that carries this stuff, up here in Canada, but I am SO wanting black sand in a tank! Thanks for sharing!

@darryleverett5240

Жыл бұрын

Peaveymart carries it (if you have one near you).

Did I hear him say u need to add fertilizer to this sand ?

I’ve rinsed and cleaned and boiled and washed my sand over and over and over and overnight it STILL leaves a film of oil at the top of the water. Can anyone tell me if this has been their experience too and what you did to finish cleaning it?

@milekh6681

Жыл бұрын

Coal slag tends to do that 😂 I wouldn’t bring it into my house

@MacJank7

Жыл бұрын

@@milekh6681how many aquariums do you run? Have you ever used this product?

I'm gonna try this for my red eared slider, do u think it will be ok for it?

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

I think so yes

@doodlebrain4446

Жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics nice have you ever had rusting happen with the sand? I've read that some people experience that

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

@@doodlebrain4446 nope not with mine

@doodlebrain4446

Жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics also what about vacuuming does it easily get sucked up? I have pool filter sand right now and it doesn't get sucked up at all, is this the same for diamond sand?

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

It depends on your siphon but in my experience this acts about the same as pool filter sand

I used the red bag ands finer do you think that will be fine?

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Depends on your fish and water flow, some have used it and have liked it and others don't.

@johnnywayne7153

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics I have 2 oscars and a pleco 🤷🏻‍♂️ and a fx6

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Might run into a problem when the Oscars start digging pits, just make sure the filter intake is up high enough that it doesn't suck up the sand as they move it as it's going to be moved and blown around quite easily.

@johnnywayne7153

3 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics I cleaned it before I put it in and it’s still super cloudy, I got my fish in another tank till it gets better.

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

The red bag is very fine particles, it's gonna take a while to clear up.

GREAT ADVICE How many 20 gallons did you do with 2 bags? Peace ✌

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Depending on how deep you want it to be you can get 2 to 3 20 gallons per bag

Harbor freight paint mixer and drill paint mixer drill attachment is 6 bucks way faster

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Yea that's a great idea!

What plant did you say was growing an inch to 2 inches every day!?

@TrafishAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

The plant is called anacharis/elodia, it's a stem plant that is mainly a water column feeding plant that will establish a root system when it's happy. It's one of my favorite plants

@jonteesdale18

4 жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics Thanks! I'll check it out!

See how your say is Coal, I've gone to three different tractor supplies and they have this but it doesn't say Coal is says slag in red. I showed the guy working this picture so he went and scan the bag that says slag on it in the middle there went to the computer and looked it up and when he put in that number from what he scanned on the back there it came up with a picture of the stuff that says Coal. And he goes well I don't know if they sent me the wrong stuff and it just is coming up like that. So we went on that vendors website and it shows the word slag not Coal. And no tractor supply I've been to so far has any of them that says coal. Is this the same stuff?

@dh4767

Жыл бұрын

Slag is coal, bro

How big is the sand?

@TrafishAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Sand is about 1/16" or 1mm

@MickNJ1979

3 жыл бұрын

U can use fine or med

Damn 100lbs for $16! Inflation is a killer! I just bought 100lbs for $25 for my goldfish's new tank. Still not a bad price but $16 would have been nice, then I could have bought more fish!

@MacJank7

Жыл бұрын

Stolen elections have consequences. I just added this product to my fish room aquariums. The plecos are going to look great on it.

@PleasantValleyBilling

Жыл бұрын

@@MacJank7 All elections have consequences positive and negative. I love this sand! My goldfish looks great, he loves to sift though it and it makes it so easy for him to push the snails around lol!

I know I'm late to the game on this video, but anyone else's sand appear to be half sand and half coal? Mine is not black. It's a mix. It's not what I expected. We wanted black sand and got a strange mix.

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Usually it's a mix of the black coal slag and a little brown which is iron

I bought some same bag as in the video and the sand was gold and black looked horrible idk

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

Really? That's crazy I've never heard of anybody having that issue.

Where can I find the sand?

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Tractor supply

@amaurisalvarez3270

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍🏻

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome

Yeah my Black Diamond Sand isn't black mine came out brown after I washed it in only water lmao I'm not sure what went wrong but I'm let others know with this same message on other videos about this sand.

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Was yours the fine or medium grit, the fine grit is more brown

@FishingFloridaWater

Жыл бұрын

@@TrafishAquatics Appears on the website when I ordered it says Grit 20 was the only bag I think I remember seeing and the bag wasn't a 50lb it was a 40lb bag.

you sure it's safe to dump the dirty water into your drainage like that? wouldn't it be better to wash it outside with a hose so you don't get sand in your drains?

Just wondering if you think it's safe to wash that in the bath?

@VroomvroomNY

2 ай бұрын

No its not! Use a garden hose outside. It can cause drain problems and if you have a septic tank it's not good for that either

I put 100lbs in my 75 g and I think I need at least 50more lbs...

@TrafishAquatics

3 жыл бұрын

It's possible, the extra depth front to back may require more than the normal 12" tanks

So I rinsed out my sand in a bucket and then added it to a tank that had water ? It’s cloudy ass shit

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

Give it a day or 2 to clear, even perfectly clean sand will do that because of the smaller sand particles

i might be a little late to the party as well but i immediately saw a pretty big problem, in my humble opinion, with the part where you advise folks to use the bathroom to rinse sand and i dont mean to be a smart a$$ or tell anyone im better than them because i like your video and it was helpful but please dont rinse this stuff inside because this sand or any fine grit substances can accumulate with hair and grease already present inside your plumbing and cause some MAJOR PROBLEMS. yawl know my sworn nemesis major problems right ? hes a real douche and i mean, its not impossible that he can even clog up pipes inside or behind walls and or floors indoors and having to dig up or bust down patios and lawns also. im sure mister stevens just wasnt aware of it so my only agenda is to help and i hate outside too my brother ! we have really humid summers....blasted southern humidity ! otherwise, GREAT vid bro and thanks for helping me decide to use this stuff.

Did you hear what happened to Joe?

@TrafishAquatics

4 жыл бұрын

Yea it sucks he contracted Gobolma, heard he might need surgery.

@miniviking0992

2 жыл бұрын

Oh really? I thought it was a severe case of ligma

@TrafishAquatics

2 жыл бұрын

It was to start, but it mutated to sugma not long after.

With black diamond blasting sand does using medication no longer and option.

If you're married, do it outside if you value your life. LOL

@TrafishAquatics

Жыл бұрын

True that lol

Horrible place. Geez