Hi wanted to know before I grabbed sand after fly fishing the big hole river tomorrow if any one else has tried sand from a river in there ray tank? If so how they cleaned. thank you
Has anyone used sand they harvested from a river for there ray tank? How to clean?
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I would have thought you would need to bleach it then rinse to ensure that you kill all harmful bacteria and parasites.....don't know why you would bother when sand is cheap?
I use it in my ray tank. It's actually really fine gravel, not quite sand grade. I have used sand from the river before but it was too light colored for me. The fine gravel I scooped up with an aquarium net and made the initial rinse right in the river to get most of the fines out. I then rinsed many,many times with tap water as there were still lots of fines mixed in. After it was rinsed real well, I did bleach it. then rinse again to clean the bleach out. Final step was to completely dry the gravel. never had any problems with it in my tank and have used it for several years. Lots of work, but worth it. If you can hump out the sand and don't mind cleaning it, go for it.
Thank you. Wanted to use the river sand because of the color compared to pool filter sand. Is there a brand of pool filter sand or brand of sand you recommend (rays are marbles) thanks for help I live in Montana and have to drive forever for sand I figured Mfk members best source for info thank you for help
