Dark or white sand?

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allaboutfish

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I can't decide which to do in my African biotope. I will have manzanita driftwood, leaves scattered on the sand, and light colored river rocks. I want dark tannin stained water so I don't know if a dark background plus a dark substrate would just make it look too dark or what? I do like the darker substrate though. Which do y'all think with this setup?

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If you scatter enough leaves it won't matter!
 
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If im not mistaken, manzanita is an american hardwood. Maybe mopani wood would be better. Im pretty sure its african and it give off alot of tannin

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I want manzanita though so it looks like roots plus I hate mopani

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And subrosa I guess that is true. But I haven't decided how I want the leaves yet.

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I agree. Mopani is ugly. I just thought since you were doing african biotope that it would be worth suggesting :)

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manzanita will give off a good bit of tannins too. I also like the way it looks better... As for substrate...I tend to like a dark background and a light substrate. But honestly, it is just a matter of opinion.
 
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Yea. I like my dark on dark better but I want to make sure I can see in the tank so I think I'll do pool filter sand.

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