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Using sand as substrate

Discussion in 'Fish and Aquarium - all types' started by dbltrubl98, Feb 25, 2006.

  1. dbltrubl98

    dbltrubl98 New Member

    I was interested in using sand as a substrate for my 55gal I am going to set up and I know I have to rinse it really well but, I was unsure if there is an "easy" method to this as I can't just use something to strain the sand out of the water...
     
  2. t_chelle16

    t_chelle16 New Member

    When I rinse sand, I generally just put it in a big 5 gallon bucket and run a hose in it. I let the bucket constantly overflow while I stir up the sand with the hose.

    -Chelle
     
  3. Fish Addict

    Fish Addict New Member

    I do the same thing :)
     
  4. Hooben

    Hooben New Member

    Something that I am using that is very nice is pool filter sand. It is very inexpensive and does not produce the extreme cloudyness that regular sand does. You can buy it at any pool filter supply company.
    Costs about 20 american dollars for 50 pounds.
     
  5. tyler_medeiros

    tyler_medeiros New Member

    We use sand in all of our tanks, and the only issue we've had is that the HOB filter s*cks up some sand and the filter makes a horrible noise. Make sure the down tube doesn't get too close to the sand.
     
  6. Fish Addict

    Fish Addict New Member

    very good point you can put a mesh around the bottom of the filter so that it does not suck up sand the only pron may be is the it won't process as much water
     
  7. dbltrubl98

    dbltrubl98 New Member

    I have a wet/dry filter that uses an overflow hole so I am not worried about sand getting to the top of the tank. Should I be?
     
  8. dbltrubl98

    dbltrubl98 New Member

    also I have a mesh filter before it goes into the plastic balls so rinsing that out every once in awhile would make sure to not clog up the filter with sand. right?
     

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