Pool Filter sand
- Thread starter Dieboldly
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No. I took out my crayfish and turned off all equipment. Prewashed the sand in a 5gallon bucket till it was pretty much gone and clear. The tank got a little cloudy because I introduced the sand in with water already. It cleared up by this morning and looks great. My crayfish loves it. Saw him digging in it this Am
i used it in quite a few tanks and loved it. took me about an hour to rinse it thoroughly enough to where the water stayed clear...
can't beat a 50lb bag for <$15
http://www.acehardware.com/product/..._clickid=38d26d5c-dba1-46ec-b821-80f82138b158
can't beat a 50lb bag for <$15
http://www.acehardware.com/product/..._clickid=38d26d5c-dba1-46ec-b821-80f82138b158
What's the eggcrate for? a moss wall?
About the 50lb for <$15, I used playsand in my tank. I am happy with it. I paid $4.50 for 50lb.
Careful! if you get even a little sand in that pump, you'll destroy at very least the impeller, but possibly the entire pump.Awesome guys! I'm gonna run a pump through floss and stir it, severe water shortages here
it was the divider I used before he killed his female. figured I'd just leave it in the tank. and I tried play sand, never fully rinsed clean and was constantly stirring up and ruining my filters (I only used sponges / HMFs now) but it was nothing but a PITA for me.. too fine lol
and not going to lie, using the egg crate for a moss wall is a great idea! I may look in to that in the future
No. Unless it is a peristaltic pump, which I think is only used in hospitals for pumping blood, it has moving parts (probably impeller and motor shaft) that the sand will scratch until it's useless. Maybe if you wrapped the intake with an old t-shirt it would help.
