Hey everyone....looking for budget friendly sand and I believe I read somewhere that people were using this...so is it ok to use-just rinse it really well right?
Thanks,
John
Thanks,
John
home depot sand-is it ok for aquariums?
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Yea it is ok. I use it for all my tanks. BUT, you have to make sure to use pool filter sand, not play sand, as play sand with cloud your water.
They sell 50lb bags for like 5 bucks
They sell 50lb bags for like 5 bucks
don't use HTH pool filter sand. anything that says Silica run like heck from. I had a very bad experiance with that brand of sand have rinsed it insanely to be safe it still killed off 1/2 my tank.
ok lol so...to confirm this ...the home depot "natural" play sand by sakrete should be ok if rinsed well right??? lol just wanna confirm 
thanks everyone
john
thanks everyone
john
here is an example of sand from home depo http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=411882
Yes I have 2 50 pound bags of it in my 55 gallon tank. Actually probably a lot less after rinsing as play sand has a good portion of it as very fine sand that you need to rinse away or it can cloud. If you wash it well though it looks nice. A little darker than pool filter sand with chunks of white quartz. Pool filter sand is larger, more uniform, cleaner and lighter in color. If I were to do it again I would do a pool filter sand cap over organic topsoil though.arowfan;5081216; said:ok lol so...to confirm this ...the home depot "natural" play sand by sakrete should be ok if rinsed well right??? lol just wanna confirm
thanks everyone
john
as long as it doesn't have strange additives. I got my sand from the local hardware store. Just one thing if you don't rinse it well it will turn the water a funky color.
