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I'm cleanng my sand right now and I just want to know if I'm doing this right, wrong, or bass backwards. I put the sand into 5 gal buckets. Then I put the hose to the bottom of the bucket and turned it on. I'm looking for the overflow water to be clear, then I'll move the hose to another spot in the bucket. Am I close? About how long does this process take?
Stick your hand in the sand & give it a stir every once & awhile.... it'll go faster
Quote from: Regalblue on September 04, 2013, 09:54:03 PMStick your hand in the sand & give it a stir every once & awhile.... it'll go faster....and freeze your arm off.
Seriously ! 1) Take an old bucket2) Drill several fairly large holes around the bottom3) Insert the pillow case4) Fill the pillow case no more than 1/3 the volume with sand5) Use the spray nozzle on the hose to aggitate the sand inside the pillow case.6) Do this until the water running out of the bucket is clear (5 minutes or less)7) pull the pillow case out of the bucket Shake out excess water9) Walk over to the tank10) Empty out the pillow case into the tank.11) Repeat steps until all the sand is washed and tank is filled to desired level.Easy peazy
Quote from: Maize-N-Blue-D on September 06, 2013, 09:14:19 AMSeriously ! 1) Take an old bucket2) Drill several fairly large holes around the bottom3) Insert the pillow case4) Fill the pillow case no more than 1/3 the volume with sand5) Use the spray nozzle on the hose to aggitate the sand inside the pillow case.6) Do this until the water running out of the bucket is clear (5 minutes or less)7) pull the pillow case out of the bucket Shake out excess water9) Walk over to the tank10) Empty out the pillow case into the tank.11) Repeat steps until all the sand is washed and tank is filled to desired level.Easy peazy Easy indeed, but to properly join the "sand substrate" club, everyone has to experience the "freezing arm" while stirring their sand at least once.
Seriously ! 1) Take an old bucketi2) Drill several fairly large holes around the bottom3) Insert the pillow case4) Fill the pillow case no more than 1/3 the volume with sand5) Use the spray nozzle on the hose to aggitate the sand inside the pillow case.6) Do this until the water running out of the bucket is clear (5 minutes or less)7) pull the pillow case out of the bucket Shake out excess water9) Walk over to the tank10) Empty out the pillow case into the tank.11) Repeat steps until all the sand is washed and tank is filled to desired level.Easy peazy
Just wondering, does the pillow case trap some of that detritus you're trying to remove from the sand or does it pretty much flush out?
Let me know if it works better once the feeling in your hand comes back !