play sand

[T]

i just put play sand into my tank and i didnt rinse it becuase i was being a lazy bum. i have some questions
-are my fish going to be ok?
-should i turn my waterfall filter on?
-the filter seems to be making the sand rise or is that just the dirty stuff i didnt rinse.

 

[Timmy]

MAN, you just fuged yourself. You will regret not washing it. It will be cloudy for some time. It is bad for the fish, and as a result your water will be littered with floating debre. SHOULD HAVE WASHED IT

 

[DeLgAdO]

its no big deal just do water changes, it will clear up soon

 

[T]

hahahah dammm i knew i was goin to regret being so lazy... i learned my lesson timefor a water change.

 

[cougar579]

How big is the tank? I would just drain out the water and rinse the sand out.

 

[T]

its a 60 gal. im doin a 50 percent water change right now
its clearing up

 

[DiXoN]

did you get sorted.
even if i have washed my sand it still ends up cloudy so as long as you change some water it should be ok

 

[HarleyK]

its no big deal just do water changes, it will clear up soon

I didn't wash my playsand either, the clay in the mix is great as plant substrate. There is also pre-washed playsand. Anyhow, after filling the tank with sand, I added 10'' water and removed it, repeated that until the water was pretty much clear (3-4 times). Since you just set it up, I assume you don't have fish in there, yet, which should make 100% water changes real easy.

Welcome to the playsand crowd

HarleyK

 

[silveraro]

hmmm
playsand.
good idea! thanks!

 

[T]

hahaha nah my tanks been up for over a month. the fish are swimming in the sandy water but i woke up this morning and it cleared up a lot. just a slight mist and all the fishes are okay. my datnoid actually moves when the water is cloudy