JettsPapa Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Tanked said: I'm really glad to see the Black Diamond is working for you, and that other people are using it. I bought 2 damaged bags for $1.00 years ago but never used because I was told it would cut the fish. Now I might rethink that project. I believe you were given bad information. I've had it in my 10 gallon red shrimp tank for almost a year and haven't had any issues. If it doesn't cut shrimp feet I'm pretty sure fish would be safe. Edited December 5, 2020 by JettsPapa Fixed a typo. I hate typos. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.K.Luterman Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Looking good! It's always so exciting setting up a new tank! I use Black Diamond blasting sand in all my tanks, and love the stuff. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev C Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) i had gravel and wanted black sand I am using Black Diamond and i love it and it is not hurting the fish and i have a pelco and cories ... and they are doing fine with it .. Since i had fish and did not want to hurt them i did the tank in sections i put the old gravel in panty hose ( for easy removal later ) ,, left them in the tank then i added the sand a little at a time 1/4 i did not put all at one time ... .. most people clean it wrong .. you have to use very hot water and instead of cold .. the hotter the water the better .. it cleans better with hot water i watched this guy below how to clean it and i kept cleaning till it was clear i even re-wash in hot water it after it was clear if you let the water over flow in the bucket it gets the junk out faster you get a small film at the top but it does not hurt the fish it goes away after a couple water changes i left the old gravel in panty hose tell the sand was cycled then pulled the gravel out .. only drawback with Black Diamond some people might not like ( which i do not mind it ) has brown specks in it i think it looks like specs of dirt looks more like natural ps i did not find any medal in mine when cleaning Edited March 2, 2021 by Bev C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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