A dip into the local knowledge pool

[IceTurf]

sigh... anyone know if silica causes algae blooms?

[mr_alberta]

Do a search on the board and you'll find a lot of info.

[IceTurf]

hmm well aparently many types of algea and small organisms like that have/are made up of a large amount of silica

[Pier Pressure]

Target play sand is what you need. I have it in my freshwater tank and it is great. The cloudiness in our 150 gallon tall only lasted a couple of hours after adding everything. I think you get it at Home Depot at around $5 per bag.

[IceTurf]

well other then fw is dif then sw ok,

[howdy20012002]

thanks Pier Pressure.
I was trying to remember the type of sand I used.
target play sand from home depot is what I have used in lots of tanks and I haven't noticed any difference at all between those tanks and the other ones that have the agrimix sand.
Neal

[IceTurf]

ok tks guys, it'll save me a bunch of $ (:do u guys find that if you have a skimmer rated for a larger tank that you don't have to do water changes as often?