Is this sand asbestos free? I see that is silica free but was wondering about the asbestos?
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I emailed the company because I had the same question and they emailed me back confirming that this sand does not contain asbestos.
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I found that it worked against mold which bothers me. I don't know about asbestos.
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It is. I made the mistake of not thoroughly rinsing it (I would recommend rinsing it very thoroughly, the dust/cloudiness from not doing so was pretty intense, especially after it settled on every plant and surface in the tank). There are some other more course sands that have a bit darker tone, but I am very happy with the look of the Flourite Black Sand.
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I talked with the pool manager for a townhouse complex and he changed the sand out for a glass medium. He thought it did better than sand and would last longer but it cost more. I have sand in my pool filter because it was cheaper. It was my money vs the townhouse association money he was playing with. If cost is no object I would go with glass.
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It does a pretty good job of catching most of the dust with the vacuume attachment but I wouldn't use it with asbestos. I am super happy with this sander and wouldn't do another ceiling without it. Good luck.
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I'm sorry, Cheryl . . . I am unable to answer your questions. I am new to using Silica and only used this product once. I am now using silica in a pill form. Diane
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Ore of any metal is mostly rock you don't want, gold and silver especially, and is extracted chemically not by heat. It would take several tons of rock to get just one once of gold. I have not tried sand, but from experience I know sand won't melt as it is grains of silica, quartz, and other minerals. The metals that this furnace can melt are: Copper, gold, silver, aluminum, tin, lead, yellow brass, and red brass.
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No! I don't believe so... From what I have read the company uses permanently bonded silica (think sand or glass) instead of conventional chemicals. The information used to be on their website, might still be.
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Because sand is pretty inert I would be comfortable saying this product is free of just about everything. Tastes like nothing if u mix with a few ounces of liquid. It kills bugs by dulling their waxy coating. Not sure if this presents any human hazards except for breathing the dust. My doc did not seem to think ingesting it was a problem. So far nobody has thought it's unsafe for me but I keep checking.
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Its completely inert black coated sand. You could use it in a saltwater setup but it would not affect water chemistry in any way. I have only used it in freshwater setups personally.
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It's fairly dusty, and you would spend a LOT of $ to get enough for a sandbox. So, no. Check at Home Depot or look up play sand in a search engine.
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I ordered this product in sand. The product came in the original sealed GT packaging, so I am only assuming that the product is covered by the manufacturer of it. I will do some more research and update his post.
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I don't even know. Sorry I couldn't have been of more assistance, I purchased this sand for something other than an aquarium, I don't even know what silica-free is. Maybe if you contact the seller they should know.
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I went on School Smarts website and searched for this sand and the brand per their website is Sandtastik so it should be the normal silicon and quartz free.
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This is completely safe and food grade, the only thing you have to worry about is inhaling it. If you inhale too much of the silica you will get silicosis of the lungs which can be fatal.
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no sand. but no way this weighs as much as a bar of soap! thats unbelievable ! go to the supermarket and measure out 3 lbs of anything...way more than soap, but doable.
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A large tub of living sands was available for our kids to play with at an indoor park. The lady attending the area told me it was made of sand, shell & another unknown substance that the manufacturers won't release (I'm assuming because it makes the other 2 ingredients work as they do). She went on to say that it was non-toxic, glueten free & never dries out. This was my first and only experience with living sands.