Where to buy black sand/gravel

[hdrob]

I am looking for some black sand or gravel for my 180G.

I don't really want to pay $8 for 5 lbs at LFS. Any suggestions on a cost efficient way to get black sand?

I tried sand blasting sand and the parts stores only had green. One place I went to had black "sand" but it was actually copper slag.

Any suggestions welcome.

[charles]

I only know a place who sells black gravel. It gets harder to find black sand for cheap.

If everything fail, you can always try some pool filter sand.

[gklaw]

I have 8 gallon worth of medium black sand.

[hdrob]

What type of product is safe in aquariums? what are other people using other than the LFS products?

[Leechador]

I use black sand generally used for sandblasting. It WORKS! Used in 3 tanks over 3 years, without any issues.

[Clownloachlover]

try Rogers or J&L, Rogers got a shipment of Tahitian Moon Black sand in not long ago and J&L has some in stock as recently as two weeks ago

[240sx]

How hard is it to find 3m quartz black sand? I just got a large bucket of it from Be with my 130 gallon but need a bit more.... don't mind paying for it as long as it's the good stuff.... haha thanks

[hdrob]

Isn't the Tahitian Moon Black an arm and a leg to buy? i need to fill a 180g. I would get the LFS stuff if it was a small tank. I think the LFS stuff would be too much for me.

I use black sand generally used for sandblasting. It WORKS! Used in 3 tanks over 3 years, without any issues.

What is your "sand" made of? I thought the copper slag would be toxic?

How hard is it to find 3m quartz black sand? I just got a large bucket of it from Be with my 130 gallon but need a bit more.... don't mind paying for it as long as it's the good stuff.... haha thanks

How much is 3M quartz sand and where do you get it?

[hoolagal]

when i was looking for the 3m color quartz sand, i put an ad in the classified here ... i was able to buy a 50 pound bag of white over a year ago and a 50 pound bag of the black a month or so ago ... you never know what people have stock-piled :O)

[motoman]

I have Tahitian Moon Sand in my 130....as luck would have it I was thinking of taking it out tomorrow and replacing it with some small gravel. It is 1-2" thick....if you are interested...we could strike up a deal. Would be more than enough to cover your 180
There is probably at least 100lbs in there