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    Lapis Sand

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    Throughout the forum people mention " Lapis sand" is this a special sand or just the name given to the local sand / Aquarium Gravel found in Singapore &/or Malaysia
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    Re: Lapis sand

    sand for planted tank,bro.

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    Re: Lapis Sand

    it is just an inert sand, no nutrient value. Thus can't be use alone
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    Re: Lapis Sand

    Thanks people - It sounds like it is just the basic aquarium gravel that is available here in different grades. I dont think the Thai's have a name for it though.

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    Re: Lapis Sand

    Quote Originally Posted by pumpkin View Post
    Thanks people - It sounds like it is just the basic aquarium gravel that is available here in different grades. I dont think the Thai's have a name for it though.
    Hi pumpkin

    got a name for Thai..is ทราย

    agree?
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    Re: Lapis Sand

    some call it Holland sand if not mistaken
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    Re: Lapis Sand

    It is normal river sand. "LAPIS" is a brand of river sand that is popular here.

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    Re: Lapis Sand

    Quote Originally Posted by eddy planer View Post
    Hi pumpkin

    got a name for Thai..is ทราย

    agree?
    Hello Eddy
    thanks for the "Thai name" but I can't read or speak Thai. The language is like Egyptian heiroglyphics to me. I was born & bred In Aust. & moved over here in 2000 - the missus is the translater for me. Nice looking Viv you built to

    Shadow & Biotope - thanks for the info, when I kept fish in Aust years ago we called it "golden gravel" due to it's "gold/yellowish" colour. However when I tried to get some last year to keep some Aquatic plants in prior to bringing back to Thailand I could not get it, the stuff the LFS had was VERY course - basically small river pebbles
    Thanks
    Bob
    Last edited by pumpkin; 20th Apr 2010 at 20:15.

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    Re: Lapis Sand

    river pebble normally small and flat, lapis sand is round. I didn't know that lapis is actually brand name , actually never see lapis brand before .
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    Re: Lapis Sand

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow View Post
    river pebble normally small and flat, lapis sand is round. I didn't know that lapis is actually brand name , actually never see lapis brand before .
    Hello "Shadow" thanks for the details, the pebbles that I used were small & round ( but bigger than the sand - gravel that I asked the LFS for. I dont have a photo as they were only to grow plants in temporarily whilst I was in Aust.
    Bob

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    Re: Lapis Sand

    'Lapis' brand sand can ocassionally be seen sold at Nature aquarium and Seaview in brown paper bags similar to those cement bags.

    Another commonly sold brand is 'Angel' and is in transparent plastic bags as they do have a range of other types of gravel.
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    Re: Lapis Sand

    at c328 i saw some sand pack branded angel aquarium gravel. but the uncle all said lapis sand


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