Sand and slate for mawli

[palehorse78]

i have decided iam going to use sand for my mawli tank.whats the best kind i was thinking pool sand. but ive heard you can get a black sand i think it was refered to as sand blasting sand and for cheap. and were could find a lot of slate in atlanta.i have did some serches on the net but keep comming up with roofing companys.one more question i dont want a sand thats going to cloud up my water i heard that play sand is natoriuos for that.and will i need a powerhead on an african tank.TIA

[morleyz]

Play sand would just need to be rinsed very very well to keep the clouding down. As far as black sand goes, I'm not sure of a good place to get it. But slate I have had the easiest time finding sold in 1'x1' tiles for flooring. If your local home store doesn't have them, you might be able to find them at a natural stone flooring retailer. You can usually pick them up for around $1 a tile around here at Home Depot.

[palehorse78]

yes i think they have it in homedepot but i want a more natrUL looking slate i might just have to buy some and break it up my self.what kind of rock is natrualy in the mawli lake