"Tynk" <TYNK7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Oct 28, 3:52?pm, "Reel McKoi" <dorundayREM...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Lowe's carries what's called a coarse builders sand which is a brown
>> color.
>> It's also called "all purpose" sand. The play sand here is so fine
it's
>> almost powdery. I would be afraid a child would inhale the power and
>> damage
>> it's lungs.
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>> RM....
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> Me too.
> Having asthma, it would be something that affect me right away.
It made me sneeze. I have to use it in my cactus potting mix when it's
very
calm outside. I then mix up a large batch of sandy soil for them and keep
it damp to keep down the sand dust. I can't believe they sell this for
children to play in.
> I remember as a kid playing in sand that was very dusty. Not a good
> combo.
> It always had to be wetted down with water, but some places had sand
> that was obviously better and had hardly any dust.
The playgrounds where I grew up only had sand at the bottom of slides and
under swings. We didn't play in it. Never thought to play in it.
> Niether of my kids liked to play in sand, so I wasn't about to push
> it. lol
If they decide they want to... get the coarse builders sand. Less fines
and
dust. I think I'm going to use it when I set up the other 55g tank. I'll
give it a try. I'll mix it with the fine brown gravel from Lowe's. I did
buy some more fish and spent 9 hours acclimating them. I'll be diluting my
tap water (liquid limestone rocks) with rain water from now on. I skipped
the neon's though until I can get enough rain water to get the PH below
7.8
and the hardness lower. The Sherpae tetras and redtail rasboras adapted
great. The clowns have learned to come to the top to eat so are doing
fine.
:-)
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RM....
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Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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