creekbottom Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 The target up here won't sell by the bag, they have a 10 bag minimum. Is the Calgary target different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Interesting, now it being under an abrasive, how sharp are the particles? I'm thinking of cory's here. thanks, Antonio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekbottom Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 From all the reading I've done about blasting abrasive being used as a substrate... It isn't the sharpness of the particles that erodes cory barbels, it's water quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmonza Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Burnco on glenmore trail has silica sand too. I believe it was 6.00 a bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 $10 for 50 lbs. In Calgary, you can buy it by the bag. I have not noticed a differece in sharpness between it and silica sand. It is listed as an abrasive, I assume anything is abrasive when shot at high pressure lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Tigs, if your interested I am sure I could bring you a few bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hah I'm tempted, but since I keep cory's I do believe I'll have to stay away from the abrasive stuff. Is the silica sand they carry natural or broken down as well? cheers, Antonio (Tigs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I don't know, never used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Antonio, there was someone in Edmonton that did a tank with copper or coal slag that was either keeping cichlids and/or Cory's. Do a little searching and ask them how it's going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 good plan tks Antonio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBarry1 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ok Nanmer I've decided to take the plunge and start a shrimp tank. Going to use a 10 gal with an undergravel filter. Do you think the black magic will be ok for the under gravel or will it be too small? Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Ok Nanmer I've decided to take the plunge and start a shrimp tank. Going to use a 10 gal with an undergravel filter. Do you think the black magic will be ok for the under gravel or will it be too small? Barry If you have any intention of having plants, don't bother with an undergravel filter as it will just get clogged. Did you want plants in that tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Bear, Are you planning on going as high tech as your other tank? Would you consider the same idea as the tank I had at the show? I could bring you over to the dark side *muh ha ha*. Sand would totally clog an underground filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearBarry1 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 (edited) Not as high tech as my main tank but yes I would also want some plants. Don't understand why plants would clog an undergravel filter. Have 3 inches of gravel in my main tank with an undergravel filter and can grow just about anything I have tried. I can look under my tank at the bottom of the filter and see some hair roots mooving in the currant. With the mass of bio mass an undergravel filter provides and the chance of getting dead spots in the gravel of non undergravel filtered tanks, I don't see why you wouldn't want an undergravel filter short of wanting sand as a substrate. So I guess I will just have to get some regular aquarium gravel although I still have some flourite black I could use just thought the "black magic" be cheaper. Edited March 23, 2014 by BearBarry1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanmer Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Do you want to go with a regular 10 gallon? You could come take a look at some of my "alternate" shaped 10 gallon tanks. Would be a bit harder to do an undergravel in one but you could always change out the sand substrate if you don't get the results you seek. I probably have enough black magic to fill a 10 gallon for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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