What sand should I use?

[Wesley M]

I love look of sand, but have stayed with gravel because I think sand would be hard to clean. Plus I want a really clear tank to maximize the beauty of it. I have 2 jack dempseys, a pleco, a dragon fish(violet goby). I want a sand that is relatively coarse and has heavier grains that will quickly settle and fall back to the floor when stirred up.

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[lp85253]

pool filter sand from Lowe's or home depot......it works well

 

[haynchinook334]

Lesley pool filter sand. It's heavy enough to syphon to clean the crap from the bottom. Only $6.00 a 50lbs bag.


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[ska_kid]

Does the water change when a tank have sand?....

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[Jc1119]

View attachment 895317Then you want pfs .....large particle size, super clean and looks great.

200lbs of Quickcrete in a 300 and about 75lbs in a 90.....

 

[Inglorious]

+1 for PFS

 

[TheRadnessFamily]

View attachment 895317Then you want pfs .....large particle size, super clean and looks great.

200lbs of Quickcrete in a 300 and about 75lbs in a 90.....

Beautiful set up. Thinking of doing something like this. Any downfalls to the quickcrete?


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[EricJ7182]

Lesley pool filter sand. It's heavy enough to syphon to clean the crap from the bottom. Only $6.00 a 50lbs bag.


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+1

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