Habitat - Indoor :: Sand FAQ

[rsour24]

ok, so idk if this is a stupid question but i am not going to pay more for sand form the pet store. so is there any sand from a hardware store that u would say isbetter then the rest?

[str1p]

im not sure of the brand, but i use just plain old play sand from my local hardware store.

[rsour24]

so i used play sand, it had a ton of tiny rocks so i had to strain it before i could even clean it which was such a pain, and now its been over 24 hours and the water still isnt clear, its rly cloudy. what do i do?

[color-me-envious]

I forgot to clean my sand before I put it in the tank; it's Exo Terra Riverbed Sand. Now my water is extra EXTRA cloudy. It'll settle eventually though, right?

[slider_keeper]

I just added wally world playsand and I cleaned it for about an hour or so filled 5 gal bucket with 3 lbs bag then filled with water let over flow 10 mins or so then dumped dirty waty and repeated three times or so and swift my hands thru the sand a couple of times then added to tank. The coolest part was no cloudinest at all. Too cool!!!!

[LuvMySoldier]

I have searched all over for the colored play sand... i can't seem to find it anywhere

[Jaysea]

I have searched all over for the colored play sand... i can't seem to find it anywhere

Won't be as cheap because you'll have to pay shipping on it, but here's a link to their official site

http://www.coloredsandstore.com/online-store/

[LuvMySoldier]

I ended up getting some regular play sand... no way was i paying 8 dollars for the sand and then 14 for shipping... thats nuts... i was able to get a 50 pound bag of play sand on our military base store for 3 bucks.

[Linus]

So I finally put sand in my tank yesterday afternoon. I washed it for 15 minutes before hand. At first when I put it in, visibillity was horrible but as of this morning I could see to the back of the tank, but it was still not clear.

There were lots of cluster of sand covered bubbles on the surface so i tried to scoop em up with a net, of course this didnt help and now the tanks visibillity is pretty bad again. Can't see the back of the tank.

I have the aerator on, but not my filter.

[vear]

So I finally put sand in my tank yesterday afternoon. I washed it for 15 minutes before hand. At first when I put it in, visibillity was horrible but as of this morning I could see to the back of the tank, but it was still not clear.

There were lots of cluster of sand covered bubbles on the surface so i tried to scoop em up with a net, of course this didnt help and now the tanks visibillity is pretty bad again. Can't see the back of the tank.

I have the aerator on, but not my filter.

This is what happened to me the first time. I thought I'd washed it enough... but I really hadn't. How much sand did you put in? 15minutes doesn't sound like enough time to wash sand. The second time I did it, I washed it for like an entire hour!

[Linus]

I put about 25 lbs. in lol I have a big tank.

Instead of taking it all out, could I just mix it all up so the small particles float up and then gravel vac about 30 Gallons of that water out and put 30G of new water back in.

[cupcakes]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooow that is a lot of pictures how did you do that huh

[leopard167]

chrisb:

hey where did you get that clear tank from?

[steve]

Chris hasn't been on in awhile, but I think he got it from a friend or on craigslist. Craigslist is a great source for used tanks. The one Chris posted is acrylic, as opposed to the glass ones most of us have.

[gabloo]

I have been looking everywhere for white sand but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Do you guys have any idea where i will be able to find them or order them? I don't wanna pay more than 15 dollar on 50lb bag.