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HayleyK

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Pool filter sand. The finer and smoother the sand the better and preferably silica.

I've heard of people using crayola play sand with no effects but I've had no experience.
 
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Hi Pinky, I just got a bag of kids playsand, Sainsbury's do big bags of it for cheap. Before you stick it in the tank though put it in a bucket or something and rinse it loads to get as much of the dirt out as possible. I also found the playsand had very small bits of gravel in it so try and remove that if you find any.

It does look a little cloudy once you put it into the tank but that will settle, just make sure it's very well rinsed before it goes in. :happy:
 
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I got my sand from B&Q it was around £5 for a huge bag, like the size builders use haha! Its just childrens play sand, but it does need washing! fill about 1/4 bucket with sand then run water on/through it until the water is almost clear, then you can add it to your tank. Id advise you dont have your axies in there when you add it though as it floats all over for a while!
 
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