is it bc the sand has chemicals in it?
sand or gravel?
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is it bc the sand has chemicals in it?
so its possible to vacuum the grains? or your gouramis and yo-yos kicks it up?
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Paulcm10 said:
I imagine it was cloudy because of very fine particulates that didn't get washed out when I rinsed the sand. There aren't any chemicals in pfs that I am aware of.
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The pfs I just added.... Still cloudy
oh okay. well i guess ill give my pfs a shot. what brand pfs do you have?
wow your sand is a lot lighter than mine. mine is like almost brown.
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Paulcm10 said:
I don't know the brand is. Just whatever the pool store had. I don't remember what the bag said on it.
is yours brown or white sand?
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Brownish tan.
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Heres a picture I took earlier today.
it looks a lot like mine. like the color of it.
check it out. i took a pic just now.
i wasn't sure if i should put it in my tank though... =/. i wanted a lighter color..
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That does look alot like mine. You can always shop around and try to find a different color if you don't think you'll like it. I like mine alot.
my uncle has a pool so ill ask him tomorrow if he wants a pool filter sand for a small price and then ill go grab the same brand. i didn't know that they come in different colors but the color is a surprise. =p
i want at least white or beige haha
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I don't know how big the grains are but I found this online. Thought I'd run it by you. I've got no experience with it but maybe someone else does?
http://www.enasco.com/product/S09940M
http://www.enasco.com/product/S09940M
oh thanks! i'll look into it!
bigbanker
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Lol I want brown
you want my brown? ill trade it with you if you have a white or beige? haha
Here's a link to a post I made a while ago. The playsand is Quickrete's Premium playsand. The PFS is Aqua Quartz's PFS. I have a side by side comparison to show the grain size.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f12/sand-sustrate-pics-193032-3.html#post1799579
wow that is really helpful! thanks! which one do you like the best?
I prefer the playsand for bottom dwellers. The PFS was not sharp but it was larger grain and it makes digging through the substrate harder, IMO.
I find with playsand my geos can sift through the sand easily and pass the sand out their gills. With PFS I don't think that they would be sifting through the sand. The grains are too large to pass through their gills.
Another note, I've never had a diatoms bloom when using playsand. I had a terrible bloom when using the PFS that lasted for months.
I find with playsand my geos can sift through the sand easily and pass the sand out their gills. With PFS I don't think that they would be sifting through the sand. The grains are too large to pass through their gills.
Another note, I've never had a diatoms bloom when using playsand. I had a terrible bloom when using the PFS that lasted for months.
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