Sand from wash in tank

[bubba rust]

There are a lot of washes near where I leave and I was wondering if I would be able to use sand from them if u washed it really well

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[Brookster123]

Can you better explain this "wash" for us Yankees in guessing dry river bed?

 

[kerahbaby]

So can you explain to me what I need to do I tried googling and idk which way to do it but I'd rather you tell me! Thanks

 

[GreenLily]

If I were you, I wouldn't.. I know because I tried this when I got my 55 gal. going. It turned into a stinky mess (literally). It never cleared out because there was quite a bit of sediment and stuff.
Is it very sandy? Maybe try bringing some home and testing it by putting some in a cup with water and see if it clears up and settles like sand should.

 

[bubba rust]

Well you guessed right. Lol it a wash is a dried river bed and yes it is very sandy in some parts

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[Brookster123]

Well you guessed right. Lol it a wash is a dried river bed and yes it is very sandy in some parts Sent from my XT907 using Aquarium Advice mobile app

id pass, chances are there are some hardcore, survivor nasties in that stuff, if you're dead set than bleach n boil my friend.. Nature don't play..

 

[GreenLily]

id pass, chances are there are some hardcore, survivor nasties in that stuff, if you're dead set than bleach n boil my friend.. Nature don't play..

Yes! How could I forget! You would definitely have to boil it to kill anything living in it.

 

[Mebbid]

Is be more worried about pollutants than any life forms in the sand. Not worth it when you can buy 50lbs of sand for $10.

 

[rhsoto94]

I live in LA with washes everywhere and they are disgusting lol. You really don't know what's been in there.

 

[rhsoto94]

I live in LA with washes everywhere and they are disgusting lol. You really don't know what's been in there I wouldn't use it.

 

[bubba rust]

Alright cool thanks guys

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