Home Depot playbox sand... - Aquarium Advice

Good Crab · 04-14-2006, 04:48 PM

I want to use about 25 pounds of this stuff in a refugium. I've been washing these fine granules out for an hour in a bucket and still can't get the water clear. Will it ever get clear? Or will this silt settle after I add it to the refugium?

Thanks,

Crabby

**BillyZ** · 04-14-2006, 05:00 PM

Personaly, I wouldn't have rinsed it at all.

Many folks feel that the variety of particle size in the sand bed in beneficial in a diverse population of critters and bacteria.

Good Crab · 04-14-2006, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BillyZ

Personaly, I wouldn't have rinsed it at all.

Many folks feel that the variety of particle size in the sand bed in beneficial in a diverse population of critters and bacteria.

Well great, because I still have half a bag of this stuff that water has not touched yet. Thanks for the information...

Crabby

**BillyZ** · 04-14-2006, 05:09 PM

No problem. The smaller particles may give you a heavy "storm" when you're first setting up, but honestly you shouldn't expect things to "look good" when you first set up the tank. It takes some time for everything to settle. Once it has settled use a turkey baster or ph and blow the sand off any rock you have in and give that time again to settle.

seaham358 · 04-14-2006, 08:09 PM

is the fuge empty or full of water? just dont dump it in... there are some ways to cut down on the sand storm.. full or empty

buy the time you get the water clear all the sand will be on the ground and the bucket will be empty..
BillyZ said it all...

Brenden · 04-14-2006, 08:28 PM

I do not wash my sand. Is it aragonite or silica sand?

04-14-2006, 04:48 PM	#1
Good Crab Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Beach, Florida Posts: 61	Home Depot playbox sand... I want to use about 25 pounds of this stuff in a refugium. I've been washing these fine granules out for an hour in a bucket and still can't get the water clear. Will it ever get clear? Or will this silt settle after I add it to the refugium? Thanks, Crabby

04-14-2006, 05:00 PM	#2
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	Personaly, I wouldn't have rinsed it at all. Many folks feel that the variety of particle size in the sand bed in beneficial in a diverse population of critters and bacteria. __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

04-14-2006, 05:09 PM	#4
BillyZ Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Western NY Posts: 3,622 Images: 6	No problem. The smaller particles may give you a heavy "storm" when you're first setting up, but honestly you shouldn't expect things to "look good" when you first set up the tank. It takes some time for everything to settle. Once it has settled use a turkey baster or ph and blow the sand off any rock you have in and give that time again to settle. __________________ Acronyms and Abbreviations

04-14-2006, 08:09 PM	#5
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	is the fuge empty or full of water? just dont dump it in... there are some ways to cut down on the sand storm.. full or empty buy the time you get the water clear all the sand will be on the ground and the bucket will be empty.. BillyZ said it all... __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

04-14-2006, 08:28 PM	#6
Brenden Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Piedmont, NC Posts: 3,876 Images: 32	I do not wash my sand. Is it aragonite or silica sand? __________________ The fact that no one understands you doesn't make you an artist. If guns kill people...Spoons make Michael Moore fat.

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