livetowin

i have some silica sand and it say it can be used for landscaping how would i clean this and would it be ok Btw idk if this matters but it says that it might have harmful dust would this hurt the fish please respond because im changing the substrate tomarrow

Steve113

You are best to rinse the sand thoroughly.

Empty the sand into a bucket, fill with clean water and just stir/agitate the sand.

You'll see straight off that some dust will float but some will require to be stirred to the surface.

Keep emptying the water. ( I did mine in the shower and kept the water running for about 5 mins - but you could do it outside or in the bath tub with a hose)

- just make sure you rinse it very thoroughly and keep mixing.