ok, guys, I got a 30 gallon tank goin on, and ima take it down and replace the corny black/white gravel with sand. however, I am having trouble getting it rinsed. first, i put about 6 in. of playsand in a 5 gallon bucket, filled it with water to about 4" under the rim, stirred it up, and poured. i repeated this about 4-5 times. then, i stuck the hose in the bottom of the bucket, and let it over flow for about 5 min., stirring. however, whenever i fill it, water stays cloudy and i think i've llost about an inch of sand so far. Can anyone gimme some pointers? thanks in advance for any info.
sand cleaning/rinsing question
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When I bought play sand for my 10 gallon I rinsed about a cooking pot worth of it in scalding hot water 3-4 times, dumped it in the tank and repeated. It will still be a hair cloudy but definitely not anything near when you first rinse it through.
It took about 10 hours tops to completely clear up for me.
It took about 10 hours tops to completely clear up for me.
I used playsand in my 29 gallon that is cycling right now. I filled a 5 gallon bucket with about 20lbs of sand (little less than half full). I stuck a garden hose in it on high and filled up the bucket while stirring with my hand. The water was cloudy and brown. I poured all the water out, repeated the process about 5 or 6 times, each time letting the water settle for a minute before I dumped it. By the last time the water was much clearer but not crystal since I only let it sit for a minute. I maybe lost 1 cup of sand with this process.
I filled up the tank with a garden hose on real low on a flat rock. It took about 45 minutes to fill up the tank, but it wasn't cloudy in the least.
I filled up the tank with a garden hose on real low on a flat rock. It took about 45 minutes to fill up the tank, but it wasn't cloudy in the least.