I may be in the same boat as I'm not seeing a pic of the same bag online
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Is the all purpose sand very fine like play sand because I hate the play sand
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I used to use the regular brown aquarium gravel that most lfs use in their tanks. I got tired of it because the waste from the fish would go through the gravel thus being difficult to remove during the water changes. I switched to silica sand which is a white fine grain sand which when but in a tank it compacts it self so the waste from the fish does not end on the bottom of the tank. All the waste sits directly on top of the white sand. It's easier to clean but the only draw back is that you have to be careful with the gravel vacuum not to suck the sand up. The process I do when doing the water changes I put the hose in a shallow pan to catch any sand which goes into the hose by accident. I save all the sand, re-wash it and put it back into the tank.
The quickcrete sand seems to be similar to the brown gravel and the waste goes through it. During the weekly 50% water changes I want to remove as much waste particles as possible to keep the fish healthy. I feel that I am doing a better job since I can see the waste. I found the silica sand locally at a place that sells hot tubs and pools, it's not to be confused with pool sand. It was $5 for a 75lb bag. It rinses very easily, the sand is as white as snow. I like the contrast the white sand has against the black backround of the tanks. The quickcrete sand looks more natural than the white sand I use but it's only a matter of preference.
Your video was very informative and shows the value of plastic 5 gallon buckets and garden hoses for us fishkeepers.
The quickcrete sand seems to be similar to the brown gravel and the waste goes through it. During the weekly 50% water changes I want to remove as much waste particles as possible to keep the fish healthy. I feel that I am doing a better job since I can see the waste. I found the silica sand locally at a place that sells hot tubs and pools, it's not to be confused with pool sand. It was $5 for a 75lb bag. It rinses very easily, the sand is as white as snow. I like the contrast the white sand has against the black backround of the tanks. The quickcrete sand looks more natural than the white sand I use but it's only a matter of preference.
Your video was very informative and shows the value of plastic 5 gallon buckets and garden hoses for us fishkeepers.
No go for the all purpose sand around here. So I decided to get 2 5lb bags of black sand to go with my pfs and I like it
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Any thoughts on sieving out the larger pieces of gravel to have nothing but the fine sand left? I was thinking of setting this up for geophagus.
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Then i would just go for a play sand. The larger gravel is barely 1/4" and should.be.just fine for geos. But if you want just a fime sand go for regular play sand or pfs of some sort
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I don't mind shipping this stuff for a few bucks for the time and gas. I need to go pick up another bag anyway. I can also get lapis lustre sand--any grade.
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