RE: Sand from Home Depot

[Sisemore, Chris]

Title: RE: Sand from Home Depot

This is the way I did it & it did silt but not too bad. Put the sand in first, add just enough water to wet the sand (oolitic sand will be like a thick paste) put in any reef support, (like short pvc sections) then top off with wet live sand, (that is usually less silty) & fill the tank by placing something flat, like a plate, on the sand where you pour the water in & pour slowly at first until the water is a couple inches deep.   Chris -----Original Message----- From: Andrew Dillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 3:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sand from Home Depot either way you will get cloudly water(IME) with the southdown or similar.  rinsing is not a very good idea as all that does it get rid of the small stuff, which is what you want.   IME Andrew