When buying gravel or sand for your fish tank, you need to wash it first. Pour the gravel or sand into a leg of a pair of tights.
Tie a knot up and then just rinse under the tap. You will not loose any gravel bits down the sink.
Tipking says For those of you in the US tights are the UK word for
pantyhose
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