Black sand substrate? - Page 2

Heatherabel3 · 05/15/2015, 06:45 PM

Um, we have Hawaiian and it is ferrous. We ended up taking the magnet cleaner out of our tank because anytime you got close to the sand it would suck it up and we ended up with a few nice little scratches. I don't know if maybe it depends on the brand you buy or what but ours is definitely magnetic. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and I would it again tomorrow, just not with a magnet on the glass. Now we just use an old credit card to scrape the glass when we do our water changes.

Tylerdg · 05/15/2015, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heatherabel3

Um, we have Hawaiian and it is ferrous. We ended up taking the magnet cleaner out of our tank because anytime you got close to the sand it would suck it up and we ended up with a few nice little scratches. I don't know if maybe it depends on the brand you buy or what but ours is definitely magnetic. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and I would it again tomorrow, just not with a magnet on the glass. Now we just use an old credit card to scrape the glass when we do our water changes.

What name brand do you use ?

Heatherabel3 · 05/15/2015, 07:36 PM

If I remember right it was the Caribsea.

Tylerdg · 05/15/2015, 07:39 PM

Oh I thought I read the Hawaiian was the one that was not suppose to be ferrous, but Tahitian moon was.... Shrug. It's hard to tell. I don't have to have a magnet cleaner

Xxero · 05/15/2015, 11:04 PM

I have used the CaribSea brand Hawaiian Black Arag-Alive sand on 2 of my tanks, and it is not magnetic. I love it!

Tylerdg · 05/16/2015, 09:17 AM

maybe he just got a bad bag? no idea

supscribe · 10/28/2016, 12:52 AM

Looking for more info regarding the caribsea Tahitian moon black sand

SFish · 10/28/2016, 09:13 AM

I plan to do the salt and pepper look. I'm probably going to mix a black sand with a regular sand. I have read that the Carib sand has some red mixed in with it so your not getting all black if that's what your looking for.

SFish · 10/28/2016, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tylerdg

maybe he just got a bad bag? no idea

Maybe it has to do with the spot where they dug the sand up. I would imagine there has to be some obsidian in it to.

05/15/2015, 11:04 PM	#30
Xxero Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 1,054	I have used the CaribSea brand Hawaiian Black Arag-Alive sand on 2 of my tanks, and it is not magnetic. I love it! __________________ "You Can Lead A Gift Horse To Water... But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth." Current Tank Info: 65g Mixed Reef Display - 15g Macro Algae/Refugium - 40b Sump

05/15/2015, 06:45 PM	#26
Heatherabel3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 182	Um, we have Hawaiian and it is ferrous. We ended up taking the magnet cleaner out of our tank because anytime you got close to the sand it would suck it up and we ended up with a few nice little scratches. I don't know if maybe it depends on the brand you buy or what but ours is definitely magnetic. Don't get me wrong, it's beautiful and I would it again tomorrow, just not with a magnet on the glass. Now we just use an old credit card to scrape the glass when we do our water changes.

05/15/2015, 07:36 PM	#28
Heatherabel3 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 182	If I remember right it was the Caribsea.

05/15/2015, 07:39 PM	#29
Tylerdg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 205	Oh I thought I read the Hawaiian was the one that was not suppose to be ferrous, but Tahitian moon was.... Shrug. It's hard to tell. I don't have to have a magnet cleaner

05/16/2015, 09:17 AM	#31
Tylerdg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 205	maybe he just got a bad bag? no idea

10/28/2016, 12:52 AM	#32
supscribe Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 59	Looking for more info regarding the caribsea Tahitian moon black sand

10/28/2016, 09:13 AM	#33
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	I plan to do the salt and pepper look. I'm probably going to mix a black sand with a regular sand. I have read that the Carib sand has some red mixed in with it so your not getting all black if that's what your looking for.