Is all purpose sand okay for fish (mollies)?

[TO KYO]

Is this sand okay or not?

 

[Fishmanic]

generally yes.....play sand has been refined and should be fine for substrate in aquariumss

 

[AquaBarb]

Ive got play sand in all my tanks and would highly recommended it

 

[FroFro]

Is this sand okay or not?

Just be sure to rinse it very well, it has a lot of fine dust that will keep your tank cloudy for days!

 

[TO KYO]

Just be sure to rinse it very well, it has a lot of fine dust that will keep your tank cloudy for days!

Too late haha. I got lazy and only did it 5 times, now I have a cloudy tank and can’t even find my small plants

 

[Waterstrider]

You could still do a basic water change with a vacuum to get the light stuff

 

[JuiceBox52]

You could still do a basic water change with a vacuum to get the light stuff

I agree a water change with a gravel vac should hopefully do the trick

 

[Byron]

Yes. When i use new play sand I only rinse each batch five times. The "dirt" is not dangerous to fish or plants and it will settle out. I also do the 100% water change after I have aquascaped the tank (and before adding the fish. obviously). Draining the water down to the sand and then filling by using a bowl into which the fresh water runs will almost eliminate the cloudiness.

 

[TO KYO]

You could still do a basic water change with a vacuum to get the light stuff

I wish I could but I already did too much damage to the tank by replacing the sand and one of the two cartridge plus a 10% water change..

 

[Colin_T]

it will settle. if it doesn't after 24-48 hours, then do another water change then.