black or white sand is the question

[cichlids209]

so in my above thread ill be getting a 150 gallon tank right now i have carribean sea gravel blueish green mix and a black background looks okay .. but ive learned alot and found out what i really want by having my 80 gallon and i want to go sand but am stuck on what color the white or black its gonna be a bright blue background like u see painted on tanks in like a petco or petsmart is one of the colors easier to clean ? etc ? any experiences with the black sand ? and is it safe with hob and canister filters ? im leaning towards the Caribsea Brand sand

[Oscar_freak12321]

I personally haven't used sand before, but I do know some info on it. So you're using a light blue background? What fish are going in this tank again?

[cichlids209]

its gonna be my 11 cichlids from my current 80 gallon

[Oscar_freak12321]

Which are...?

[cichlids209]

i have 6 africans and 5 central americans and one of those africans is a big digger in my current gravel

[Oscar_freak12321]

Hmm....well I'm trying to figure out which sand would show off your fish the best...so I don't mean to be nosey, but which species specifically?

[cichlids209]

hope this helps too

1 male kenyi digger
2 purpleish blue african dont know what they are
2 convicts 1 pink one regular
1 peacock
2 firemouths
1 jewel
1 Nimbochromis venustus girrafe hap
1 Tilapia buttikoferi

[cichlids209]

and its okay not nosey thanks for helping me

[Oscar_freak12321]

Hmmm....I'm leaning more towards black, as firemouths bleach out over white sand a lot more than expected...peacocks would stand out well with white, but also with black...convicts would look good with black...the blue cichlids you're talking about would also look best with black sand, as well as the others. White could also work well, but the fish' colors may not look as good.

[Oscar_freak12321]

Hope this helps.