washing sand

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Matt181

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Mar 16, 2007
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hi all

i am getting a 50USG tank soon and want to put sand in it, i have never had sand before. do i need to wash it before i put it in? if so how? what type of sand should i get?

thanks
Matt
 
WASHING THE SAND IS A MUST.
I would use pool filter sand since it's cheap unlike other sands.
 
you should wash it so the tiny particles won't destroy your filter motor(s).

you wash it with water... in a bucket...

what kind of tank are you setting up and what kind of fish are you keeping?
 
final stocklist yet to be decieded, but will roughly have a rainbow snakehead, bichir, dat and silver dollars

THESE FISH WILL NOT BE KEPT IN A 50USG TANK FOR LIFE, i have home ready for them when they get too big.

Thanks, so i wash it just like gravel?
Matt
 
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