Black Reef Sand - Which is the best?

HI there, I'm looking at having black volcanic live sand as the bottom to my reef tank and I am wondering which is the best, darkest black sand to get and where to get it? I found that Tahitian Moon sand is good...wondering which is the best and darkest black in color.

Thanks
Chris

 

I used CaribSea Hawaiian Black mixed with Bahama Oolite and Fiji Pink.

The Hawaiian Black is pretty black, my LFS had them all.

You can also check CaribSeas website for purchasing as well as sample photos:

CaribSea Arag-Alive | Special Grade Reef Sand | Indo Pacific Black | Fiji Pink | Bahamas Oolite | West Caribbean Reef | Florida Crushed Coral | Bimini Pink

 

Awesome...just picked up some CaribSea Hawaiian black. Thanks for your help!

 

Good Choice!

 

Good deal! Glad I was able to help.

Good luck with setting up the tank!

Something to note, when I was in the LFS I asked about the black sand, they said that it pulled a lot of the colors, but also hid some that lighter sand would pull out.

I am not 100% sure which colors they are referring to or if this is true or not, but I did do a mix of sand. My original plan was to go light and sandy though....so the mix really isn't that surprising. I had someone from another LFS recommend the black (they didn't have it in stock) and actually sent me to the store where I purchased it. I used a 20lb bag of each type.

One thing I do like is that it becomes darker/lighter as I clean the sand bed.

I am sure whatever you do it will look awesome, so good luck!

 

Thanks! Added the CaribSea sand and now looking for a finer grain black sand to mix. Looming for real volcano black sand if that is possible.