Questions: sand, Filtration

[pauly187]

Ok so today went out and priced some sand and pets mart $25 for a 20 pound bag of sand, i said F that.
Went to home depot and picked up some play sand for $3 for a 50 pound bag
got three bags.
Is this enough sand, 150 pounds, to fill up the bottom of a 6ft tank by 18 deep?
Second question
How far up should the FX5 intake be from the sand?
Any pointers on what i can do to prevent sand from going into the intake?
thanks guys

 

[gazelle]

yeah, however play sand is really cloudy and stuff itd be better if you used pool filter sand

 

[pauly187]

were due you get that at and how much does it go for?

 

[gazelle]

leslies pool supply places like that correct em if my wrong but i believe 11 bucks for 50 lb or maybe 25 lb not im not sure its not on there website but if you ask for it at their store theyll show you

 

[Toby_H]

Pool Supply Stores as well as Home Depot etc carry Pool Filter Sand...

Pool Filter Sand is a very regulated range of particles... Play Sand is a much wider range of particles including many more fines which are ore easily sucked into a filter...

$7~10 per 50 lbs is a typical price range for Pool Filter Sand...

 

[clownie33]

thats perfect and as far as the filter uptake that should be 3 inches or higer from the sand