[golfer931]

i want to use sand to put on the bottom of my bare bottom tank. how do you go about cleaning the sand to make it safe to use? thanks for any info.

 

[ttldnial]

I cleaned mine outside.
Get yourself a bowl or somthing, and somthing to scoop the sand with.
And a garden hose with sprayer attacment.

Fill the bowl about halfway full of sand, and use the sprayer to mix the sand up.
I stuck the sprayer partially down in the sand and moved it around in circles.

Dump of excess water...Repeat untill the water on top of the sand is clear within a couple of seconds.

Its really time consuming. I cleaned 150 lbs in about 4 hours.
However when I dumped the sand in my tank it cleared fast.

Hope I've helped.

-ttldnial

 

[InSinUAsian]

Golfer - The more time you put into cleaning the sand before you add it to your tank, the less it will cloud up your water. I would be especially cautious if you have fish in the tank. Too much silt clouding the water can easily clog up fish gills.

~Dj

 

[golfer931]

thanks for the info