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RE: Black Beach Sand
Black Beauty sandblast abrasive is coal slag. I am familiar with it as a
sandblast abrasive,
but had not considered what it might leach into an aquarium. I'll look into
it and post anything I find.
Susan A. Drozdz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy or Deb Carey [SMTP:carey@spacestar.net]
> Sent: Sunday, January 31, 1999 8:25 AM
> To: apisto@majordomo.pobox.com
> Subject: Re: Black Beach Sand
>
> I bought something called "Black Beauty" at a sandblasting supply store.
> It cost
> about $12 for 100 pounds, but I beleive only the largest available grade
> wiill
> work in an undergravel-filter setup. When I mentioned "Black Beauty"
> about a
> year ago on this list, someone sent out warnings that it contained some
> element
> that is supposed to be harmful. Well, I've had it in my two show tanks
> for
> several years and it has never caused a problem, and other aquarists in my
> area
> have also been using it. It is inert. I think it is very attractive as
> it is
> pitch black. It does not fade throughout time as does the black-colored
> pet-store gravel. Even though it is used in sandblasting, it is not
> abrasive.
>
> --Randy
> >
> >
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