aclockworkorange;4401776; said:
===> on the issue of a good sand sticky. Seconded, I motion and petition for a vote from the Administrator's, if this is allowed to be done.
got a new tank, and decided to use sand, help!
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===> on the issue of a good sand sticky. Seconded, I motion and petition for a vote from the Administrator's, if this is allowed to be done.
OK i got up today and started on my tank...the water was muddy brown color, i wasnt happy. i emptied the tank...took all of the play sand out and rinsed the tank out. i got POOL FILTER sand for 10 bucks for a 50lb bag, rinsed it and put it in. nice clear water now..got my temperature going, and put prime in and its ready to go! DO NOT USE PLAY SAND!!! dont make the mistake i did
freebyrd;4403530; said:
Bums me out when people say things like that without taking the necessary steps to clean it. All you had to do was maybe three water changes and you'd have some great looking sand. ON THE PLUS SIDE: you now have some even better sand! haha. I think you'll enjoy it more anyway.
yes i used pool filter sand that stuff rocks. play sand is toooo dirty. i did clean it and clean it and clean it and no luck. it just kept the tank water brown and nasty no matter how much i washed it. pool filter sand was much better...still had to wash it but it acctually came clean and the water looks great now. the size of the grains of pool filter sand it much larger than play sand...IMO it looks better, cleans easier, and also stays out of your HOB filters better.
I used the play sand from Home Depot & my water didn't cloud up any. I washed it pretty good in a 5 gallon bucket, & added the sand after the water was in the tank.
Glad you worked it out though.
Glad you worked it out though.
