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Does anyone have any tips on how to clean aquarium sand? I'm looking at a lot of murk right now. I'm trying the bucket, water, swirl, settle, and dump method right now.

Is this a new addition or something that's been established? For the former, I think a lot filter media to help collect the fine debris is the way to go.

It's a new addition. We're moving our turtle's tank inside and sand is a lighter substrate choice.

I went with the bucket outside. Stick a hose in it and turn it on. Let it continually overflow and agitate with your hands.

You'll lose some sand, but you'll dump a lot of dust really quickly.

Your doing it right. It takes a while. I did it the same way with my aquarium sand.

Thanks, y'all.

You can also get pre-rinsed sand. You'll still need to wash the dust out but the effort is minimal vs something like playsand.

I actually ended up getting pre-washed play sand and it rinsed out really quickly.

Has anyone ever use pool filter sand? I've seen people on YouTube recommending this stuff for aquariums.

I have it in two tanks. I love it. The grains are large enough that you don't have to worry about vacuuming any up during cleaning but compact enough that the waste stays on top.

I tried to find pool filter sand and couldn't.

OK thanks guys I bought a 50lb bag that I will put on our tank this weekend. I couldn't find any at either Lowes or Home depot but I did find some at Ace Hardware.

None of my hardware stores carried it. I had to go to a pool supply store.

Very interesting! I never thought to check ACE!