[Cichlid lover]

if you are going to get sand get playsand at home depot or any other hardware store, it does suck to clean, but it is like $30 cheaper than getting other sands, which it sounds like you do not need. Here is a link to cleaning sand, it looks simple, but any other way will take ten times longer.

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/cleaning_sand.php

 

[Cichlid lover]

yes, but they are harder to find, I know they are out but, I have yet to see them in a petstore