wtb. sand substrate.

[jetchanic]

like the title says i would like to buy some sand substrate for my 135 that im about to set up.  If anyone has some that is sitting around then i would gladly take it off of your hands.  thanks shawn.

[wvgdiscus]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

They sell that at home depot or lowes.

[jetchanic]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

im looking for the heavy sand like pool filter sand.  do they sale that at home depot or lowe's

[h0nkzz]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

leslie's pool supply. nice & clean.

[h0nkzz]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

still need thorough rinsing though

[mrairportjunke]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

blasting sand is heavy. Go with the coarser one. Forgot the number though. Just look at them.  Coarser one rinses easy

[CichlidFan]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

I'm trying to obtain some heavy grain black sandblasting sand called black beauty, but the local distributor is out of stock till the first part of next week.

In the mean time.....pool filter sand would be a nice choice if you wanna go with something light in color, it is clean and heavy grain as well.

CF

[specialone0812]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

im using two aquaclear HOB filter for my 55g and i change water by connecting the cleaning hose from tank to the sink. my question is : is the pool filter sand heavy enough so it can not go through cleaning hose when doing water change? and may be stuck in filter?

i went to Leslie's pool supply and i saw they have pool filter sand for $10/bag of 50lb.

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

Warehouse pool supply is cheaper!  

[CichlidFan]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

Would you like to see what Leslies Pool Filter Sand looks like, I just re did my 110 with it yesterday?

CF

[specialone0812]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

i really want to see it.

[CichlidFan]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

Give me 5 minutes please...brb




Although it is probably hard to tell from the pictures, It is very thick and clean straight from the bag, but do rinse well anyway.

CF

[specialone0812]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

it looks nice. and you're sure that there is no problem with the cleaning hose when doing water change. right.
and one more thing, if i i want to reset up my 55g : dimension 48*13*18. is it 50lb enough. i don't want too thick substrate.  ABOUT YOURS IS GOOD ENOUGH.

[CichlidFan]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

Well, I have not done a water change and or used a phyton on it yet, but you have to make that call on your own, everyone's water pressure is different, if you are using a inside sink, or outside water faucet. I would recommend that you do more research, but then again, it's not too expensive to switch again, just time consuming.  

Good Luck

Steve

OH>>>>PS.....dont run any sand thru a filter with an impeller...that is a no no..

[specialone0812]

Re: wtb. sand substrate.

yeah. i may try and let see what happen. i dont dare to make a shot...hehee..Thanks a lot CF