How much sand is needed to fill it? *6/20/13 - Thank you everyone for your answers! I really appreciate it! After your input, I have decided to go with water instead..... it sounds like a LOT easier and doesn't make a huge difference. How much sand is needed to fill it? *6/20/13 - Thank you everyone for your answers! I really appreciate it! After your input, I have decided to go with water instead..... it sounds... » Read More How much sand is needed to fill it? *6/20/13 - Thank you everyone for your answers! I really appreciate it! After your input, I have decided to go with water instead..... it sounds like a LOT easier and doesn't make a huge difference. « Show Less
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It was a lot. I think 275. We built a funnel out of a milk carton top to get it filled.
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250 lbs. use a funnel with large opening at base and top, shake base often to shift sand.
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I used water. It was easier than sand. I had to transport it a couple of times. Really easy to empty. Just change the water every so often so it does not mold.
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Our dojo uses water in the Wavemaster XXLs...and none have cracked (with pretty heavy use).
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I talked with the pool manager for a townhouse complex and he changed the sand out for a glass medium. He thought it did better than sand and would last longer but it cost more. I have sand in my pool filter because it was cheaper. It was my money vs the townhouse association money he was playing with. If cost is no object I would go with glass.
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Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300 lbs of sand. Each Triton model uses a different amount of sand/gravel. Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300... » Read More Mario: there are a few things to consider - as there are three Triton II, Model TR-40, TR-50, and TR-60. I purchased a TR-60 that requires (according to Pentair specs), 50 lbs of pea gravel, and 275 lbs of .020 mic of sand. When installing my unit, I called the company, (tech. services). and they said that most people just install the sand and forget about the gravel, that I also did with my old Triton. The total used was 300 lbs., and the distance from the top of the sand and the inside top of the filter should be 10 1/2 inches, that turns out to be a perfect gauge of the height of the 300 lbs of sand. Each Triton model uses a different amount of sand/gravel. « Show Less
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This is a reply to an old post but a warning to others. DO NOT PUT SAND directly inside the posts as the sand will get wet and rot the posts from the inside. Best thing is to get 2 inch PVC and fill it with the sand and cap it off at the top. The 2 inch pvc will fit nicely inside the 3 Inch Diameter posts.
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when i got this sand i did the same thing the only difference is that i started with salt water if you have your filter in just change them and get your salt in it will clear up it just takes long you just need to be patient lol
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Yes, you can fill them with sand or water but, realistically, it doesn't seem necessary. They are VERY heavy!
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It seems to be the consensus among my martial arts friends that both work fine to stabilize BOB but when attempting to move, fill or empty sand is more problematic....messy....etc. I've only used water and it's easy to fill, move to other locations once filled. I hope this helps
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Hi six hole.If yoou need ask more,ask.We use lot of sand papers for diferent project.We can help,if you need ask...
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We also used sand. This summer was a learning experience for us as well. We got the pool all set up and a mole decided to start tunneling under and around the legs of the pool. It has an interesting lean to it now, next year, grub kill before setup.
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We bought this sand for the kids' sandbox...I agree with the other answer that said buy a bag of sand from home depot or lowe's. This is a very small bag of sand! You don't really think about it (we didn't) but it doesn't take much to make 5 pounds...This is EXACTLY just plain sand like you find on the beach, nothing fancy, nothing special. Save yourself time and money and go buy you some bulk sand from your local sand pit (dump truck delivery guys can tell you where to buy in bulk) or, as previously mentioned, a big bag from home depot.
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No sand is provided You have the option to add either sand or water. We used water, have 3 boys and it holds up awesome
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Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a stick with a level on it and it worked out great! Enjoy your pool I'm sure you will love it Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a... » Read More Hi Brenda we purchased the 18 by 52 it came with the salt water system and the Sand pump the salt water system is awesome the water is so clear and great on the skin and hair and no burning eyes. So if the pump that came with is not a sand pump I would recommend you get one. We decided not to level under the pool with sand because after we take our pool down for the winter we did not want a big sand pile left for all the neiborhood animals to use as a litter box so we used cinder blocks. My husband dug a hole in the ground and put the block in and lined each pole up on each block he used a stick with a level on it and it worked out great! Enjoy your pool I'm sure you will love it « Show Less
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You have to fill it up yourself with either water or sand I believe - it was purchased for my daughter.
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We bought 200 pounds (4 bags) of "play" sand from Lowe's. We only put 150 pounds in the sandbox, saving one bag for re-filling later. I think Home Depot would have it also. Make sure you get pre-washed "play" sand, not construction sand.
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The amount of sand used to level the pool depends on how level the ground is to begin with. Cut and fill to make it level if you're not afraid of work-- this works better than just adding sand. My ground was not level at all, so I spent much time and effort before the ground was ready. I hope your experience is better.
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Honestly, it's not worth it to put sand in. We filled ours with water and it floats just a little. As soon as you step on it, the ladder goes down.
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It is not very easy to fill, I used a funnel and that helped. I also worried it was not quite heavy enough so i bought a small sand bag and just set it on top of the base and that makes it very stable.