bird grit or sand

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louise

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went to buy sand today for my tank but they didn't have any, they tried to sell me bird grit. pet shop said it did the same thing but i'm not sure.

has anyone tried it, will it be ok to use
 
You can buy it at hardware store, something like Bunnings or Mitre 10. Ask for playsand, about you get a 25kg bag for about $5 or so, probably about same amount there!
 
Bird grit is made of calcium carbonate. It would raise the pH of your water, big time. Using a little bird grit in a tank is helpful (it counteracts problems some people have with build-up of acidic pH), but putting a lot of it in as a substrate could be deadly.
 
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