Putting sand in your tank without affecting the water

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Carl Eck - 7 years ago

Just removed gravel and replaced with 50#'s of Pool Filter Sand using this technique without prewashing and it works great no cloudy water at all, it took seven 2 liter bottles and less than an hour to do in my 45 gal tank.

Amerikkka will Fall - 7 years ago

Is that a Afro pick ✊

Jeffery Edwards - 7 years ago

Excellent video! Your homemade tools are perfect.

aliciacb8284747274 - 7 years ago

The best bit about this video was the Afro comb on a stick

Parknest - 7 years ago

This is a brilliant idea. I've just switched back to sand with my turtle tank and I just rinsed the sand out in a bucket until the water was clear before adding it to the tank.

Salim Sebat - 7 years ago

Your drift wood has a face

jem Ogn - 7 years ago

Genius

Something Fishy Juno - 7 years ago

This is the sand I want for my tank. what's the brand of sand is this and what color?

Sean Brindley - 7 years ago

Afro comb on a stick! Love it.

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Charlotte Edwards - 7 years ago

You've got some beautiful fish. I love that you give them credit for helping you!

Funny Bunny - 7 years ago

this is great! My plan today is to fill some more sand in my aquarium very glad to see this videos.thanks a lot :-)

Beverly Adams - 7 years ago

WOW!!!!!

Vincent Scalise - 7 years ago

good use of zip ties you got going

kbgibson - 7 years ago

Awesome Tip

Scott Loranger - 7 years ago

This is BRILLIANT

Glyn Owen - 7 years ago

saw this a few months ago, and did it myself and it worked like a charm so thank you very much

Tye A.K.A MAYOR - 8 years ago

Can I go from gravel to sand in my freshwater tank without take fish out?

Dagusia Pajakak - 8 years ago

Can you use Beach Sand

Tracy Lee - 7 years ago

dont you dare use beach sand.....if indeed you mean that literally. Instead, use blasting sand.

Brendon Lane - 8 years ago

great tip!!

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Chode - 8 years ago

Great advice! It's like an aquarium life hack. Please do more of those. Plus your fish are looking so beautiful!

The Sound of Legends - 8 years ago

Great idea, going to use this when I do my sand change this weekend. I'm swapping my regular dark sand for coral sand in my african cichlid tank and I have a question, my pH is quite low and I know coral sand will raise it but will it raise it slowly or will it spike too quickly?

Adam Ellsworth - 7 years ago

The Sound of Legends . I would buy a small bottle of PH level powder. They have it in liquid form, but for me the powder of it seems to work faster. it will take sometime. Just in case that plan "A" doesn't work.

James Baillie - 8 years ago

good idea

Wyatt Jensen - 8 years ago

great idea! so helpful! thanks!

Olivia M - 8 years ago

That's a deep sand bed

Mgtow Monk Templar Meng John Lee - 8 years ago

bruh, u clean da sand like you would rice on a big bowl.

Ishan Ghosh - 8 years ago

Can i use construction sand in cichlid tank??pls help

Ishan Ghosh - 8 years ago

thnx

deep malik - 8 years ago

yes you can use it

Gewglesux - 8 years ago

I was wondering where my hair pick went to! Aint seen it since 1975. I'm going to try this method! Cheers!

KingAragornIII - 8 years ago

This is a great idea but it would take forever.

Gewglesux - 8 years ago

+KingAragornIII Longer than that! I'm thinking that this might be just to "top off" your substrate like I have to do... I miscalculated and have to add some more in my 125g. I'll give it a try.

Metalmanmick13 - 8 years ago

Genius! Cheers...

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Michael Steel - 8 years ago

Do you have a solution to for changing my grid with sand. The solution for the sand is amazing, and I going to use that. But first I need to get my grid out of my fish tank. Please advice me if you have a solution for me. Many thanks in advance.

Robert Wray - 7 years ago

Michael Steel siphon it out just don't try to get too much up the tube your using

Past Present future - 9 years ago

This is so helpful thank you

Avery McNeal - 9 years ago

gotta use that method

The fan man - 9 years ago

genius!

MoFoinMaxx17 - 9 years ago

Man I busted my ass washing my sand in an ice chest for a tank I haven't even set up yet then I find that I can do this lol thanks for the knowledge

Uteopia - 8 years ago

+MoFoinMaxx17 you should always wash sand, even if they say they have washed on the bag

Marie R Les Savon Bains Marie - 9 years ago

that is a very cool idea and the comb with the stick is really a great idea thank you so much for sharing

Love Goldens - 9 years ago

@Tristen the fish in the tank are discus

kid Andrew Jr - 9 years ago

Does it work on any sand

Discus fish at waratah lodge - 9 years ago

As long as the sand is dry when it goes into the bottle no reason why not.

kid Andrew Jr - 9 years ago

Wow I did that and it work

Christopher Jones - 9 years ago

What a fantastic idea learn something new everyday

Discus fish at waratah lodge - 9 years ago

Hi Andy it does work and as long as you put the top on the upside down bottle before you turn it or just pull it straight out the tank. The yellow froth you are left with in the bottle is the same as you get in the top of a bucket when rinsing with a hose. If you have a spare tank or plastic storage box have a practice before hitting the main tank. Your tank water will still be clear.

Ady Thomson - 9 years ago

I've seen this done before, does it really clean sand well enough? I might try it with pool filter sand, would save a lot of time :-)

Maurice Aquariums - 9 years ago

Great info love the tank. You got a sub.

Stuart Robinson - 10 years ago

Brilliant tip, even saves time rinsing the sand. Thank you!

PAUL MADFISH - 10 years ago

Great tip thanks Clive

Infamous Aquatics - 10 years ago

amazing video. Great information. Keep it coming!!

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