gravel vacuum for sand

[CoCoFiShY]

does a gravel vacuum work with sand?? if not then how do clean sand in my aqarium...fish poop is buried under it and im trying to find ways to clean it once in a while

[K_S_W_I_S_S]

i dont think there is a way to clean it, but to get the stuff from on top of the sand all you have to do is hold the gravel vac a few inches from the san and everythig will some off of it. how did stuff get mixed in with your sand??

[NJ Devils Fan]

It really depends on how fine the sand is. I have Onyx Sand made by SeaChem and I always put the vac right into the sand and the sand stirs up. Only the waste gets sucked up. However, I think the estes sand might be too fine, I am not sure though.

[CoCoFiShY]

any word on play sand?

[NJ Devils Fan]

Thats probably too fine to actually put the vacuum right into it. You would just hold the vac about an inch or so above it.

[somefinnfishy]

I use a mesh bag and rubber band to the siphon tube the bag is 4"x10" when it plugs with sand I pinch the hose off the sand drops I resume cleaning.Another option is to just do it in to a bucket and instead of dumping it down the drain do it slowly and readd any lost sand back to the tank.

[punch]

I don't have problem with my sand and vacumming. I stirr up the sand and place the hose in the sand. When I lift the hose back up the sand falls down. Maybe a little bit gets sucked up but not enough to worry about. (I use sand blasting sand)

[OrionGirl]

Same as punch--but the waste in my tank stays on the surface. What is causing the waste to get buried? You may want to add some plants to your tank--they would readily use that waste.

[CoCoFiShY]

waste are getting buried because of my convicts breeding..they tend to dig up holes before they spawn