Pool Filter Sand

**Redtail Monster** · 01-24-2013, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by Convict Cichlids

Thanks

How do I clean pfs from the hardware store

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Put it in a 5 gal bucket, rinse with a garden hose, or I just put it in the bathtub under the faucet.

I rinse mine with warm water for 15-20 min, stirring it up a few times till the water runs clear!

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**D7620** · 01-25-2013, 2:56 AM

is pfs safe for datnoids, pbass, rays...ect..?

**Redtail Monster** · 01-25-2013, 3:01 AM

Originally Posted by D7620

is pfs safe for datnoids, pbass, rays...ect..?

I have yet to hear of Anything it wont work with

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**Curtis Rouse** · 01-25-2013, 3:51 AM

PFS is heavy so the likelihood of it being sucked up into your filter is very low.

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**vanman** · 01-25-2013, 4:48 AM

Iuse pfs in 1/2 my tanks. I got it at a local hardware store. I got it too thick in my first tank and had problems with it turning black. I thinned it down and this also allowed me to vacuum it better. When it begins filling the tube I just slow the siphoning down a little and it falls into the tank again. It never did cloud my water any and it is great for my eels.

**Convict Cichlids** · 01-26-2013, 12:16 AM

Can I add PFS with my fish in the tank?

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**Curtis Rouse** · 01-26-2013, 5:31 AM

Originally Posted by Convict Cichlids

Can I add PFS with my fish in the tank?

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Absolutely, as long as you wash it first and don't pour it on your fish as you're adding it.

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**fishman61** · 01-26-2013, 4:17 PM

I buy my silica sand at a place that sells swimmimg pools, it cost $5 for a 75lb bag. It's a clean white fine sand requires very little rinsing, I have 150 lbs in each of my tanks, 125 & 150 been using it for several years, no problems, when you vacuum the waste, hold the tube at an angle and just skim the surface

**bulldovii** · 01-26-2013, 4:24 PM

Originally Posted by fishman61

I buy my silica sand at a place that sells swimmimg pools, it cost $5 for a 75lb bag. It's a clean white fine sand requires very little rinsing, I have 150 lbs in each of my tanks, 125 & 150 been using it for several years, no problems, when you vacuum the waste, hold the tube at an angle and just skim the surface

I might have to try this. I'm really getting sick of gravel.

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