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Old 02-09-2002, 09:06 PM
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Default Deep sand beds

Hi,

Sand should be fine as long as it is silicate sand. Unfortunately, it is hard to tell if you have silicate sand if you are at a beach. The risk is that you'll have some sand that will leach heavy metals or other minerals back in to the water. Sand blasting sand is a bit different since it is , more or less, very pure silicate sand. Grain size should be okay...just compare it to domolite lime. If the grain size is about the same...then it should be fine.

- Victor.
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