I have used the quickcrete brand of playsand quite a bit over the years and
it works great. One thing to keep in mind with any type of play sand is that
is might have bits of shells in it. But in my liquid rock well water I
notice no spike in PH or hardness. You mention softwater fish so it might be
a problem.
Wally
>From: Christopher Scharpf <ichthos-in-comcast.net>
>Reply-To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
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>Subject: NANFA-L-- playground sand
>Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 07:46:37 -0400
>
>Is playground sound -- specifically, sand labeled as "high desert sand"
>that
>you can get-in-Home Depot -- safe for the aquarium?
>
>Is it safe for soft water fishes?
>
>Thanks muchly,
>
>Chris Scharpf
>Baltimore
>
>
>"Protecting species is the same intrinsic gesture as preserving the
>original
>documents and constitutions of an entire civilization, or the love letters
>of grandparents."
> -- Craig Childs, The Secret Knowledge of Water
>
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