Re: Sand

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at cornell_edu>]

If you want to use the sand as a substrate in a tank, try to get some of 
the sand used for sand blasting. If memory serves me well, the best size is 
#3. You should be able to get it at hardware stores. In NY I used to get it 
at Agway.

I personally would not use it for breeding annuals. My experience is not 
the same as some others. I have used sands such as green sand and got lots 
of eggs, but few if any survived the drying period (stored in peat, of 
course, after separating from the sand).

Barry

At 09:11 PM 1/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Where can I get this sand? All the pool places around here are closed for
>the winter.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Karen Perdue" <windamyr at peoplepc_com>
>To: <killietalk at aka_org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 9:03 PM
>Subject: Re: Sand
>
>
> > Playsand is very,very fine. Try pool filter sand instead, that's what I
>use
> > in most of my tanks, the others have fluorite
> >
> > Karen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Thomas" <steve at nixhosting_com>
> > To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 8:36 PM
> > Subject: Sand
> >
> >
> > > I bought some play sand today and it made the water cloudy. So I put it
>in
> > a
> > > 5 gallon bucket and let it overflow until the water was clear. Then I
>put
> > > some back into a test tank and it made the water cloudy again. What can
>I
> > do
> > > to stop this??? Thanks in advance.
> > >
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Barry J. Cooper, Prof. Emeritus, Dept. Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University
Adjunct faculty, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
Home address: 27505 Riggs Hill Rd., Sweet Home, OR 97386 (bjc3 at cornell_edu)


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