sand questions

[corydoralover]

When i vacuum sand, will all the sand get sucked up as well? How long until the water clears up? If i put in a filter with the cloudy water, will the filter break?

 

[Whiteout]

I put the vacuum about 1 inch to 1.5 above sand so it don't suck it up don't run a filter until you get all the free floating sand to settle cause they will get sucked into the filter and mess up the impeller

 

[corydoralover]

Alright thanks i how long does it take for the sand to settle?

 

[Whiteout]

Alright thanks i how long does it take for the sand to settle?

How well did you clean it, it tookmine like two days

 

[Cactuspixie]

My fine white sand gets sucked up but that's because I disturb the sand as I vac. The coarser sand (which I clean as I would gravel) goes part way up the nozzle before falling back down minus debris. I tried the hovering thing- I just wasn't getting enough stuff out that way. It may depend on the vac being used- how much suction, how long the nozzle is etc

 

[Cactuspixie]

At any rate, my tank is never cloudy from disturbing the sand, even as I'm doing it.

 

[Whiteout]

Yea I have caribsea sand so its super fine if I clean it like I do my gravel tanks I wouldn't have any sand

 

[corydoralover]

I cleaned it twice

 

[Whiteout]

I cleaned it twice

With the way mine did it had fine dust particles once settle vacuum them and it'll come up like smoke if that happens