Sand

[Thalan]

Coarser sand wouldnt be hazardous to a catfish that insists on digging? He's kinda small so sand is still large in comparison.

 

[calicichlid]

Hey not to steal your thread but i just called leslies pools and they have 2 types of sand... regular sand - 50lb bag $8.00 and I believe the man said zeal sand - 8lb bag $23.00. I was thinking of using it in my fsf as well as my tank. The sales man advised me that the Zeal sand filters down to 2 microns. which one do I use?

 

[Pharaoh]

pool filter sand FTW!!

the larger pool supply store will have different grades of sand.. its pretty darn close in size.. my fave is "the bigger course stuff".. couldnt tell you a real size on it.. but it was a 50lb paper bag for like $7.. it took about 6 minutes to rinse..

You wash yours? I don't even bother. LOL I never noticed any debris in the water.

 

[Pharaoh]

Hey not to steal your thread but i just called leslies pools and they have 2 types of sand... regular sand - 50lb bag $8.00 and I believe the man said zeal sand - 8lb bag $23.00. I was thinking of using it in my fsf as well as my tank. The sales man advised me that the Zeal sand filters down to 2 microns. which one do I use?

For an FBF, I would go with the better stuff. For a tank substrate, go with the regular stuff.