pool filter sand

[rrocket2002]

Re: pool filter sand

I bought pool filter sand @ leslies, walmart doesnt carry it anymore I dont think.  Hanson, did you say sand can destroy the impeller on HOB filters????

You read right.  If the sand gets sucked in the intake, the sand can wear down the impeller or impeller shaft to the point that it will not work or work correctly.

Best way to avoid this is to turn off all filters when messing with the sand substrate.  Allow sand to settle then turn filtration back on.

Raul

[Zulaab]

Re: pool filter sand

When i spoke to Armthehomeless, he explained to me that pool sand was naturally heavier and therefore does not float up and clog your impeller.  Regular play sand or alike you have to make sure that you put a heavier subtract on top of it so that it will stay put and not make it to your impellers.

[Hanson77]

Re: pool filter sand

MJY...not the pool sand.  The white sand that I got from Aqua Zoo is what wiped out a few impellers.  It never compacts really good so any time your fish dart in one direction or another and stir it up, it stays stirred up and goes up the intake with the greatest of ease.  After awhile, the impeller gets enough between the shaft and the blade section that it just wipes it out.

[Anonapersona]

Re: pool filter sand

I got mine from Aquarium World which is probably convienent to you in NW Houston, and Village Tropical carries it also, that is what they have in most of their tanks, at least the freshwater tanks.

They call it pool filter '"sand" but it is more like fine gravel. So, it has the multicolor-natural blend that pea gravel typically has. I'd guess it is half the grain size of typical fish tank gravel, but still way bigger than play sand from Home Depot or Walmart.