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Old 05-23-2005, 05:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Does it need to be rinsed?... If so, how?
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Trenac sands are hard to rinse. I always just got a 5 gallon bucket and added some sand to it. Then I slowly filled up the bucket until the water ran clear. Hopefully the sand wont run out with the water. This may happen if the sand is very small and light. Others ways, more time consuming, could be a fine strainer(dont let ur wife know) from the kitchen. If unsure about the sand I would just go ahead and rinse it.
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Hmmmm...I'm guessing Trena doesn't have a wife.

I didn't rinse mine any and it didn't cloud the water hardly at all. I wouldn't worry about it.
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opps sorry about that trena. Hard to tell what everyones gender is on here.
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That's ok Chiahead... That was good for a laugh

GMOP...Thats good to know...Thanks!
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