might sound silly..buuuut...sand from the beach? Will it work?

**Complexity** · 06-25-2012, 02:29 AM

Very fine grain is not good. But if you're just using it in a bowl, then it doesn't matter. Just keep it out of a tank, especially if you use a canister filter.

BTW, did you know that the average candy bar has 8 insect legs in it? Think about that when you say what's in that bag is just silica sand.

jeremyTR · 06-25-2012, 03:30 AM

I rinsed it till the water ran clear so I think I got all the spider legs out

**Complexity** · 06-25-2012, 03:55 AM

LOL! No, it's cement and other crud in the sand. The spider legs are in the candy bar.

PlantedRich · 06-25-2012, 12:40 PM

The spider legs don't bother me, whether in the candy bar or the sand. What did finally do me in on using cheap sand was the way it varies. You just never know what is in the bag even if you buy the same bag from the same dealer. Play sand is just shipped in from anywhere they can find it. The last time I tried, it must have come from the Red River as I was never able to get it to come clean. At that point I had spent about twelve hours rinsing it and then had to throw it all out and start over.

Willamette · 06-25-2012, 06:07 PM

Sooo much CaCO3 in the beach sand. Well, usually.

I've always thought it might be interesting to try some of that black volcanic sand from Hawaii....?

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Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	Very fine grain is not good. But if you're just using it in a bowl, then it doesn't matter. Just keep it out of a tank, especially if you use a canister filter. BTW, did you know that the average candy bar has 8 insect legs in it? Think about that when you say what's in that bag is just silica sand. __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

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jeremyTR Suspended (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4/100%) Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tacoma Washington Posts: 1,578	I rinsed it till the water ran clear so I think I got all the spider legs out __________________ 40B - Shrimp tank ~~~

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Complexity Pelvicachromis Lover! (View User Tanks) PTrader: (34/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 5,058	LOL! No, it's cement and other crud in the sand. The spider legs are in the candy bar. __________________ Vicki —Rena Filstar pimp #142 (four XP4s/three XP2s/one XP1) • Eheim pimp #301 (Pro II 2128) • Victor pimp #27 (VTS-253B-320) • 90g - Journal Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' —— • 75g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'Lagos Red' Better Pics 8-24 • 29g - Journal Pelvicachromis pulcher 'unknown' —-- • 29g - Pelvicachromis taeniatus 'Moliwe' • 5g - RCS colony —————————————————— • 2.5g - Journal Retired

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06-25-2012, 12:40 PM	#19
PlantedRich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pflugerville, Tx Posts: 1,513	The spider legs don't bother me, whether in the candy bar or the sand. What did finally do me in on using cheap sand was the way it varies. You just never know what is in the bag even if you buy the same bag from the same dealer. Play sand is just shipped in from anywhere they can find it. The last time I tried, it must have come from the Red River as I was never able to get it to come clean. At that point I had spent about twelve hours rinsing it and then had to throw it all out and start over.

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Willamette Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Corvallis, OR Posts: 180	Sooo much CaCO3 in the beach sand. Well, usually. I've always thought it might be interesting to try some of that black volcanic sand from Hawaii....?