looking for freshwater sand

[Purple pinchers]

I am trying to find some sand to use in my fresh water fish tank but because most sand comes in bulk. So I was hopeing to use some for my hermit crabs too. So do you know of any sand for fresh water fish that is also safe for the hermit crabs? (hopeing to upgrade my 10gal to a 20gal for the hermits)

[Purple pinchers]

Found this stuff http://www.fosterandsmithaquatics.com/p ... atid=21412 i was looking at the moonlight sand. is that stuff alright for hermit crab? There are a lot of gell and stuff in it but i thought i better ask .

[Wai]

I wouldn't use it, it looks very much like gravel. I have a small strip of gravel in my tank that faces the window, because green mould kept growing there when sand was used. I have never seen my hermit crabs trying to bury themselves in the gravel, so I don't think it's a good idea to use gravel as a substrate alone.

[Purple pinchers]

oops ya i was looking at the moonlight sand version.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/836/dsc01328j.jpg/
And i was going to keep the tank half coco fiber and half sand.

[Wai]

Does it mention what the grain size is?

[Purple pinchers]

ummmm no i cant seem to find the grain size but from the looks of that pic i edited on my last post its very small

[Wai]

Have you seen the sand for sale in a pet store? Go have a look if so and observe how big the grains are. If they're similar to ordinary beach sand, I guess you can buy it online to try.

[Purple pinchers]

Well i finaly found the grain size
"Ave. small grain size: 0.1 mm"
"Ave. large grain size: 0.3 mm"

[Wai]

Okay, it sounds like it's a very fine sand, because the grains are even smaller than the dry CaribSea Aragamax Sugar Sized Sand (0.1-1 mm). Give it a try then.

[Purple pinchers]

Ok then how should i clean it because it says "These unique substrates jumpstart the cycling process with live water-purifying bacteria contained in each water-packed bag." and "Detoxifies metals, eliminates ammonia, neutralizes chlorine and chloramine and provides a protective slime coat for stressed fish. " Should i like boil it first or something before i use it in the crabs tank?