Sand in a fish tank

[mastadon]

i used sand from a creek near my hose threw it in the tank with no fish and let it sit a few days testing it each day for everything make sure to stir it up and do water changes so any light sand gets sucked up looks nice

 

[SpJc11]

thats a good idea but i would be worried for parasites. I remember a long time ago when i had a hermit crab we used sand from a beach but we had to bake it in the oven for like 30 minutes to kill everything

 

[michaelharris]

Hi guys,



If u want bright sand than use Mexico sand,gypsum & arkose stone sand are also good,it will be available with economic range.Arcose are too nice since it work for both sand or stone so enjoy it.






Many thanks




Regards
Michael Harris

 

[honda237]

I like sand a lot, it seems to stay a lot cleaner. I use pool filter sand in some of my tanks but tried play sand in my 230g, I got it from home depot and it said already pre-rinsed, so i wanted to see how pre-rinsed it was, so i just added it the tank and started filling, there was really no cloudiness whatsoever. I like the looks of play sand a lot better.