"Boris" wrote in message
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Is onyx sand easier to wash than flourite? It took me hours to wash
flourite
before using it in the aquarium.



The first few bags I didn't rinse thouroghly enough. The fine particles made
the tank totally grey, less than 1 inch visibility. I let it sit for days,
the stuff wouldn't settle. I tried filtering it out. The filters couldn't
filter out anything that fine, and didn't have any type of filters on hand
that could handle such. I ended up doing like a 500% water change all told.
I put the python in on one side with fresh water coming in, and put a hose
siphoning ou tthe other side. Let it go for about 2 hours.
The other 2 bags I bough I dumped in a 5 gallon bucket, put the hose in
and swirled my hand around until the water was well, not as bad. About 15
minutes. *Some* fines, so I'm told, make for a better substrate.