Re: Sand on the bottom..........

"Larry Blanchard" <lblanch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.10.09.16.01.49.838921@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:47:04 -0500, Reel McKoi wrote:
>> Are you talking about the stuff in bags called "builders sand" used to 
>> mix
>> concrete?  I haven't heard of it called traction or tube sand.  They
may 
>> be
>> the same product.  Where did you buy it?  True, plants do make
vacuuming 
>> the
>> bottom difficult but fear the bottom will become a nitrate factory if
not
>> vacc'ed at all.
> ~~~~~
> No, traction sand is what you carry in the winter to put under your
wheels
> if you get stuck in the snow and ice.  About 2/3 to 3/4 of it is fine
> gravel in the 1/16" to 1/8" range.  I sift out the finer stuff and throw
> it away.
>
> It may be different in your area - I live in eastern Wa****ngton state.
>
> I haven't had any problems yet with gunk on the bottom, but I have a
herd
> of Maylasian trumpet snails in each tank :-).

OK, I'm not familiar with traction sand.  We don't get a lot of snow and
ice 
here but will ask for it the next time I hit Lowe's, ACE or HD.  Only 
mystery snails are available here and they die in less than a month. I
have 
no idea why.
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