is this stuff reef safe ? CaribSea Tahitian (black) moon sand

[Phil]

I'm thinking of doing a layer of black sand in my tank anyone have experience with this? CaribSea Tahitian (black) moon sand? Is it safe for gobies and tangs/wrasse's ? Reef safe?

[reefwars]

put a magnet in it if its magnetic dont use it , its crashed two of my friends tanks recently and i told them both not to use it, both were magnetic

[monocus]

it gets dirty really fast,you'll be constantly siphoning detritus off it

[Oilers]

I am using it right now since I want a different look from the normal white sand. It looks good but can get dirty fast like monocus has said.

[paddyob]

Originally Posted by reefwars

put a magnet in it if its magnetic dont use it , its crashed two of my friends tanks recently and i told them both not to use it, both were magnetic

Just wondering how you can confirm it was the sand. People use it all the time.

[Nano]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Just wondering how you can confirm it was the sand. People use it all the time.

Well the sand is definitely magnetic, I used it in my cube, after about 6 months it began turning brown from what I assume to be it oxidizing and yes definitely gets dirty fast. It does look nice though.

[Phil]

Ya from what I am reading there two types of this sand and one is magnetic and the others not. It depends on we're it comes from.

[denny_CC]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Just wondering how you can confirm it was the sand. People use it all the time.

one case was my roommates tank , we added the sand within a month we were dealing with dying anemones , dying corals , dinos followed and then eventually we siphoned the sand out , immediate change and is now bare bottom , as soon as the sand was removed all issues were gone shortly afterwards.


the other was a friend of mine who transfered to a new tank the only change was adding the moon sand instead of the usual stuff.

Originally Posted by Phil

Ya from what I am reading there two types of this sand and one is magnetic and the others not. It depends on we're it comes from.

and thats what me and the roomate learned as well , there are two types ones magnetic and the other isnt , the magnetic stuff has problems posted all over various places.

[The Grizz]

Where does one get the GOOD stuf from? I want to use it in my 300..

[Madreefer]

Originally Posted by paddyob

Just wondering how you can confirm it was the sand. People use it all the time.

The threads in the past on this site and others about this sand has me pretty much convinced.