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Old 02-16-2014, 12:31 PM
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I thought as long as sand was rinsed really well it could be re-used with no problems?
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Old 02-16-2014, 04:32 PM
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I've rinsed mine and reused it.... Took a bit to get it all out & wash it but no problems.... Then I topped up with some more new stuff....
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Old 02-16-2014, 05:59 PM
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That's what I plan to do, what's the easiest way to rinse clean sand??
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Old 02-16-2014, 06:24 PM
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I put it all in a salt bucket.... put a garden hose in all the way and turned it on.... then stirred it with my hand until the water overflowing was clean.... I lost a bit of sand but the goal was to stir it with my hand and not use enough water force to flood out all the sand.

some might say then it needs to be dried and rinsed again, ect ect... but I put it back in and didnt have any issues.....

saved me 3 sacks of sand.... used one to top it up after.... and the water was cheep....

this was done durring a tank move and the tank water & livestock wasnt exposed to the sand removal.... this preocess can stirup some not so nice (toxic) stuff into the water column.
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