Sand Scraping Help

ikermalli · 04-13-2008, 07:26 PM

Hello,

I have just started re-doing my tank. I took out all the water, sold my fish and took out most of my argonite. I still have some argonite on the sides of my tank and I don't know how to get it off. I do not have a hose or removable showerhead to blast it off with so is there another way to take it off? Here are some pictures of the tank with the sand on the sides and bottom.

emc7 · 04-13-2008, 07:47 PM

Cut a coffee can lid in half. It makes a kind of scraper. Or try shop vac with a long hose.

ikermalli · 04-13-2008, 07:49 PM

I will try the coffee lid, so are you saying to take my vacuum and put a different head on it and then suck up the sand?

Obsidian · 04-13-2008, 07:57 PM

Just wait for it to dry, then vacuum it up normal. No big tricks needed

ikermalli · 04-13-2008, 08:24 PM

alright, thanks Obsidian and emc7!

04-13-2008, 07:26 PM	#1
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 707	Sand Scraping Help Hello, I have just started re-doing my tank. I took out all the water, sold my fish and took out most of my argonite. I still have some argonite on the sides of my tank and I don't know how to get it off. I do not have a hose or removable showerhead to blast it off with so is there another way to take it off? Here are some pictures of the tank with the sand on the sides and bottom. __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

04-13-2008, 07:49 PM	#3
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 707	I will try the coffee lid, so are you saying to take my vacuum and put a different head on it and then suck up the sand? __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

04-13-2008, 07:57 PM	#4
Obsidian Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Arizona Age: 37 Posts: 1,059	Just wait for it to dry, then vacuum it up normal. No big tricks needed __________________ Obsidian 20 gallon 1 Dwarf Gourami; 5 Cherry Barbs; 7 Black Neon Tetras; 3 Peppered Cory's; 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (Old Blondie) 10 gallon Breaking it down for storage. 5.5 gallon Betta 100 gallon 7 giant danios; 4 Rosy Barbs, 1 German Blue Ram, 7 Julie Cory cats, 2 Burmese Loaches; 4 Zebra Danios

04-13-2008, 08:24 PM	#5
ikermalli Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 707	alright, thanks Obsidian and emc7! __________________ Take a look at my site http://aquariumexpertise.freeforums.org/

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04-13-2008, 07:47 PM	#2
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Johns Creek, GA Posts: 3,628	Cut a coffee can lid in half. It makes a kind of scraper. Or try shop vac with a long hose.

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