External filter and sand

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sarah

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Im looking into purchasing sand for my babies but, will the pump suck up the sand and clog up?
 
I have a filter that hangs on the back of the tank. I have sand. I took a small filter sponge (aquaclear and cut an X into it. then I slide the sponge over the intake tube of the filter and make sure the tube is about 2 or 3 inches above the sand.noproblems. i think sand is the way to go.
just how I did it. also do this on my fish tanks.
 
i have an external cannister filter "Fluval 304"
it's pretty grunty and i have very fine sand but have no problems with the pump sucking up sand, it's about 3" off the bottom...
 
Thanks guys
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Rob, what kind of sand do you have, and where did u get it from?
 
Hi Sarah.
i have washed playpit sand "it's very fine"
i got it from Mitre 10, it came in a clear bag with some writing on it and cost about $5 for 20-25Kg
make sure u wash it also b4 adding it to ur tank...

there's a photo in the axie gallery section
under "finished cycling" it's so fine my axies leave footprints
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(Message edited by KharmaKazi on December 23, 2005)
 
Thank-you so much for the info, but i think mitre 10 closed up here lol. Or could they be bunnings now????
 
no probs
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as far as i know Bunnings and Mitre 10 are completely different companies unless theres been a take over recently ? but i very much doubt it.
any bigger hardware store should sell it
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do u have Banner h/w ?
 
ummm dont know about banner h/w...
What happend is all the miter 10 stores started to disappear and all these bunnings stores started to pop up, so i just assumed bunnings took over.
 
awww all the vic stores are faraway!
the closest one is 40 mins away LOL.
Ill try bunnings or a garden shop, or maybe even kmart!
 
lol i got my sand from bunnings warehouse, its called builders sand. i have a internal filter thats pretty powerful and it seems to be fine with the sand, its about 2 cm away from the sand.
 
I purchased the washed playpit sand, but i went to rinse it out so i know its clean, and the water went brown and stank like clay,! ive washed the sand like 10 times and it still wont come clean!!!
I dont know what to do!
 
boil it and bake it, i had to wash mine under boiling water for ages, also u could put it in a pillow case, and use that like a siv and just keep water flowing through it untill it runs clear. good luck and merry x-mas!
 
Ill try the pillowcase option...thank-you for the idea
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Merry xmas
 
Boiling and baking won't help clean it. Just keep rinsing. I washed mine (heavier pool filter sand) in a bucket under continuously running water with continuous stirring for 10 minutes. It takes forever, but it's worth it.
 
Pillowcase didnt work
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Not matter how much i wash it, its not getting any cleaner
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I think i was givin the wrong sand

What about washed beach sand??? or would that make the water too salty?
 
I have put river rocks insted, as i was givin the wrong sand, and now i cant return it.
I cant afford to buy more sand atm, so mum bought the river rocks as a late xmas present for my babies.
But thanks to everyone who helped me
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I will change to sand later on when i can afford it.
 
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