Silica or pool filter sand????

[elk]

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[PMurphy]

Hi Elk!

Silica sand is pool filter sand. In fact I do believe that most sand is silica. At any rate I would recommend the PFS. I picked up 50 lbs last week for about 8 bucks at a pool store and while it is slightly more expensive than the price you quote at Merkley's, I would venture to guess that it is not cleaned at all and since PFS come mostly clean, the extra 2 bucks is well worth the 6 hours you will spend cleaning 80 lbs of sand. I tried cleaning general purpose sand. Learn from my futility, purchase the cleanest substrate you can, you won't regret it.

[elk]

Hi PMURPHY
I went to Club Piscine and bought 1 50 pound bag of black pool filter sand for 8.00.
Youre right its pretty clean,gave it a rinse and put it in tank.
All I can say is WOW this stuff looks awesome
Thanks again