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03-24-2008, 01:28 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Under your bed. Sometimes in your closet...
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|  Sand Question I am going to be switching out my gravel, and putting in sand. I know that doing this could give me a mini cycle, but that's not the point. I was wondering if it would be safe if I got sand from my local beach, or up at a sand pit that my dad found, which is up in the mountains. I would boil not once, but three times, and wash it out after each time, to make sure that it would safe.
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03-24-2008, 02:04 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| It would be less of a pain if you just bought some at Home Depot And it does not cost that much either.
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03-24-2008, 02:11 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: Jan 2008
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| I got a bag of play sand recently, 55LBs for under $5.00. Where ever you get your sand though RINSE IT. And when you think you're done rinsing it, RINSE IT SOME MORE. I rinsed mine till I thought ALL The dust was gone and it still took several days for the tank to settle.
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03-24-2008, 02:48 PM
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| MFT Staff  Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Agreed with the rest. Its easier to just go spend $3-5 at Lowe's or HD and get a 50+ lb bag of playsand. The stuff works and looks good.
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03-24-2008, 03:23 PM
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| Large Fish  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Orleans
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| i agree on the playsand, but if you do go with "wild" sand, i would rinse and bake. never heard of boiling sand, but i do know you can bake it to kill anything in there.
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03-24-2008, 03:42 PM
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| Super Fish Join Date: Jan 2008
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| You can also avoid your cycle by putting your gravel in a nylon sock and dropping it in the tank. (make sure it stays wet the whole time in non chlorinated water!) Then take it out after about a week. Also don't change your filter media for at least 2 weeks on either side of the change over.
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03-24-2008, 05:53 PM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: central Michigan USA
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| I think Tom has mentioned that pool sand has a little darker look than play sand or I do believe the sand which I use that is a fine contracters sand. The sand I use is fairly bright. 50lb bag cost apx $3.50. Heres a pic of my 55 with sand and only one 2' light in the middle. 
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