I'm planning to get my betta another new home - this time an Eclipse 5 corner. I really want to get sand for this tank, but I don't want to ruin the impeller by having sand sucked into it. How can I go about avoiding this? I've read a few things about prefilters, but it seems like I'd just be rinsing them every week and impeding the actual filter from doing its job. Any thoughts?
Sand in an Eclipse corner 5 - am I asking for trouble?
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I have a Penguin 150 that sucks water from near bottom. I use sand in my tank, and only had a small problem when I restarted it after the initial sanding. Take your sand and soak it in a bucket, stiring it with your hand and keep chainging water till it is like beach sand. Thick and clumpy. I used a measuring cup and put the sand in cup by cup. Slow yes, but it did not cloud the water and went in rather nicely. When I restarted the filter there was a little grinding sound, but after cleaning out the impeller, things have been smooth since. My Corys love it.
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What sand did you use? I'm considering pool filter sand or 3M Colorquartz, depending on the color I decide.
Actually I went to Home Depot and out in the outdoor section got a 50lb bag of "Childrens Sandbox" sand. I think it was about $5.00 at the most. I just washed it alot in a bucket and it's been fine.