Cleaning sand?

[timbo08]

Does the sand get pulled through the syphoon during cleaning?

 

[born2lovefish]

can you buy pool sand at lowes and menards???

 

[Ironclad]

Check the phone book for a pool supply store. Lowe's will only have play sand. I've used it in a turtel tank, but it takes a lot of pre rinsing.

Don't know nothing bout no Menards though......

 

[zennzzo]

Rinsed mine with water change water...20 lbs at a time...poured it in with a small bucket and it settled in a few hours...Yes it will get syphoned up I use a small stainless screen in my syphon tube. Thing is the debris will lay on top of the sand and not be deep like gravel.

 

[timbo08]

Have any tips or tricks during cleaning so not as much sand get sucked up? Thanks

 

[Kimix]

I have the same problem of my sand getting sucked up the syphon. I don't really care that im losing sand, but i cant dump it into my sink/toilet b/c it will settle in the bottom of the sumps or septic tank.. where ever it goes to... Next time i clean im going to rubberband a piece of nylon stocking to the end of my spyhon tube and see if that will catch it.

Someone told me buying a sphyhon with a longer uptake tube will also help but i havnt tried it yet

 

[zennzzo]

Have any tips or tricks during cleaning so not as much sand get sucked up? Thanks

Use a small stick attached to the tube to stir the crap off the bottom and the syphon won't have to be so close as to suck up the sand. I have slots cut in my syphon head 3" up from the end...Gotta recharge the camera batts. but it looks something like this...