Habitat - Indoor :: i have a question regarding sand and keeping it clean

[LeslieMW]

when the water drains into the bucket..is it clean water? can i just dump the water back in the tank? or is it the dirty water

[xfueledbykatie]

I used to use a bucket, but when I would get carried away using the vac I almost overflowed the bucket a couple times..

So what I did was buy a coupler piece for about 50 cents, and 10ft of hose. I pushed the coupler in the end of the standard siphon hose, and the other into the new hose. Voila! hose long enough to go straight out the door. So now i dont have to worry about overflowing a bucket.

i have overflowed a countless number of buckets using that stupid vac.
lol. i'm surprised my mom hasn't disowned me.

[Chrisbarnett]

when the water drains into the bucket..is it clean water? can i just dump the water back in the tank? or is it the dirty water

It's the dirty water.

[untsmurf]

It's dirty water. To keep from over flowing you just have to watch the bucket and pull out the vacuum before it gets too full.

I just used my regular old green fish net to sift through the sand and it worked amazingly. I got a glass and filled it about 3/4 of the way full to help dump out the junk from the net and I was able to pull up about an inch of minuscule rocks (smaller than 1mm) and all the waste. All you have to do is get a scoop of sand and bring it up to the water level to where only the metal lip of the net part is out of the water (the net part that's holding the sand and junk should still be the water). Shake the net back and forth about five times and all the sand sifts out leaving just the waste, dump that in the cup and start over. It took me about 15 minutes to clean all the sand in my 125 gallon tank.

Anyways.
Unt- Sorry for offending you but honestly Ive been having problems with some chicks on here this week. Haven't had any with you and I try to avoid them with you because you seem to be the only person that helps me, and the guy with the turtle "Michelangelo"

I'm actually not a guy, but I appreciate the thought I understand if people give you a hard time, I had some people on another forum (a dog forum) that weren't exactly cordial to me. But I left because I didn't want to start trouble. I'm not saying that you should leave, but I've noticed that things go smoother when someone isn't treating you right to just not talk to them, or to talk to them privately in a serious manner.

[ScrewZoo]

I cant help it, when someone addresses me wrong I was raised not to take it, I try not to on here, and i have ignored somethings and I haven't gone crazy yet.. But oh well, I was thinking about leaving but I would have no where to go to talk about turtles! ima see if i can find another turtle site.. n i wasnt calling u a guy btw, I said " i get help from you, and the guy with the turtle michaelangelo." reffering to you as a girl and him as a guy.

[xfueledbykatie]

well i must say i am glad we seem to have gotten all the "drama" hopefully straightened out.

now everyone can just grow up and get along and talk about turtle and have a dang good time.

[untsmurf]

I cant help it, when someone addresses me wrong I was raised not to take it, I try not to on here, and i have ignored somethings and I haven't gone crazy yet.. But oh well, I was thinking about leaving but I would have no where to go to talk about turtles! ima see if i can find another turtle site.. n i wasnt calling u a guy btw, I said " i get help from you, and the guy with the turtle michaelangelo." reffering to you as a girl and him as a guy.

Oh my bad, my turtle's name is Michaelangelo, so I got confused. I do understand how you feel. I was raised that way and was quite a little hothead in high school. I've calmed just from experience. There are tons of turtle forums or forums with turtle sections. But don't feel that you have to leave.

[ScrewZoo]

I found only 1 active one called TT but its confuussinnnnggg!! for real. and their so diverse like usually at RES its just RES and YBS, some boxies and Russians but not alot but dang.. they have everything over there.. 2 Confusing.

[Daniel3507]

just gotta get used to it

[untsmurf]

I think ATP has a forum. herpcenter has a turtle section, but they don't post a lot there.

[ScrewZoo]

Whats ATP?

[untsmurf]

Austin turtle page

[ScrewZoo]

Thats what I meant by "TT" that place is 2 confusing.. I think im going to stay here and just not post very often, or avoid kate,Meg,& daniel. And if anyone else has a problem with me i want them to PM me so i can avoid them too.

[Chrisbarnett]

check out turtletimes.

[zoologist]

Chris, he wouldn't survive on turtle times (his attitude would quickly get in the way, just like mine did)

and Screwhead, please ignore me too!