Wild Aulonocara Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Red desert, red quartz sand. Any thoughts on using this product for aquarium use; sand sifting Africans (made for reptiles, hermit crabs and aquariums) The grain size of red desert quartz is finer than Tahitian moon sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
litigator666 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 have you considered garnet sand as an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donny@ageofaquariums Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Have used the red diamond and the garnet sand before with only good results. Problem with garnet is the weight, you need a LOT of kg to do your average 6 footer! The red quartz you get about twice the volume for the same weight. The red desert reptile stuff is even dirtier than the garnet and wow do you earn the garnet cleaning it out. Even the serenity red diamond quartz stuff takes some proper rinsing to get clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Aulonocara Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Its been insane cleaning the red quartz.... over an hour so far. got told that it was too sharp for sand sifters.... however i just went to a friends place to use a microscope and its bloody rounder than any sand i have ever seen... aragonite sand is 100 times sharper than the red quartz. so there is no issues with sand sifters for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Aulonocara Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Have used the red diamond and the garnet sand before with only good results.Problem with garnet is the weight, you need a LOT of kg to do your average 6 footer! The red quartz you get about twice the volume for the same weight. The red desert reptile stuff is even dirtier than the garnet and wow do you earn the garnet cleaning it out. Even the serenity red diamond quartz stuff takes some proper rinsing to get clean. Its like a fine powdered clay. if you add water and let it settle you will see a layer that floats on top of the sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Aulonocara Posted February 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 have you considered garnet sand as an alternative? not sure if i like that color.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
