anyone know a location to buy pool filter sand? I havent had much luck finding it in the tric cities.
heres where i got mine! $24/50lbs its a nice dark tan color, real natural looking.
Great West Pool & Spa Ltd
140-9780 Cambie Road, Richmond, BC V6X 1K4 - (604) 232-4501
Sand sucks , before you use sand carefully consider not using it. I was forever pulling it out of my impellers, vacuming it up and generally regreting it. I had used silica. The only one good thing I can say is it looks awsome. I finally went with natural gravel.
I don't see how sand, ''Sucks''. the detritus stays on the top for easy removal. i don't even have to do anything in my tanks. i have so much circulation that all detritus is suspended in the water column and gets sucked up by the filters.
some types of sand will end up in the filters, but, to generalize sand this way is naive. there are many heavy sands on the market that work just fine, because of there high density. i recommend doing some research on sand, im sure u will be pleasantly surprised with how often and how easily it is used, u just need to buy the right type!