What gravel/sand is this?

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darkages

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Hi everyone,

I just started this hobby. And I have a friend who is willing to give me this gravel/sand or whatever it is to start my 1 feet tank.



1. What's the name of it?
2. Can it be used to lay the entire 1 feet tank with live plants and a couple of tetras?
3. Are pea gravel better than these?

Please advice. Thanks in advance.
 
I don't know what that is, but it looks like it has some sharp edges on it. Are you planning on having any bottom dwellers? If you are I wouldn't use it as it could scratch them up.
 
When I first looked at it, I thought it looked like charcoal, but when I enlarged the picture, it looks like glass. Either way, not good for your tank.
 
It is very fine, shiny and edges are sharp. No one can identify what is that because I'm looking for more details about it ie. name, properties and so on.

What about putting a layer of pea gravel on top, would that prevent hurting the fish. I did have the thought to keep corydoras.
 
You could always go with play sand. You just have to rinse it very well. I paid 6 bucks for 100 lbs of sand. Looks good too and my loaches love it!
 
Yep. play sand is an excellent cheap substrate. If you really want the look of black sand, there are a couple of brands out there that sell black sand (Tahitian Moon I think is the name of one), but they are very expensive.
 
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