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Filter sand for water treatment systems

Absorb supplies filter sand options for New Zealand water treatment, wastewater, industrial filtration and media replacement projects.

Available Filter Sand Range

Filter sand options for easy selection.

Review the most commonly available quartz and standard filter sand options below. If you are matching an existing filter profile, send Absorb the specification, media layers or filter details and we can help confirm the right pathway.

All photos are not to scale. Images are provided as a visual guide only and should not be used to compare particle size, grading or colour.
QFS0W coarse white quartz filter sandQFS0WAvailable

Coarse White Quartz Filter Sand

Size specification: 2.4–4.6 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Coarse quartz filter sand for filter profiles where a larger white quartz grade is required.

QFS1W white quartz filter sandQFS1WAvailable

Medium White Quartz Filter Sand

Size specification: 1.13–2.46 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Medium white quartz filter sand for water treatment and media replacement applications.

QFS1G gold quartz filter sandQFS1GAvailable

Medium Gold Filter Sand

Size specification: 1.13–2.46 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Medium gold filter sand for filtration projects requiring this grade or colour profile.

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QFS1EAvailable

Medium Quartz Filter Sand

Size specification: 1.13–2.46 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Medium quartz filter sand option. Replace the placeholder with the new QFS1E photo once the image URL is available.

FS1R coarse filter sandFS1RAvailable

Coarse Filter Sand

Size specification: 1.20–2.40 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Coarse standard filter sand for water treatment, wastewater and industrial filtration applications.

QFS2W fine white quartz filter sandQFS2WAvailable

Fine White Quartz Filter Sand

Size specification: 0.57–1.13 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Fine white quartz filter sand for filtration applications requiring a smaller quartz media grade.

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QFS2AAvailable

Fine Quartz Filter Sand

Size specification: 0.57–1.13 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Fine quartz filter sand option. Replace the placeholder with the new QFS2A photo once the image URL is available.

FS2R medium filter sandFS2RAvailable

Medium Filter Sand

Size specification: 0.60–1.20 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Medium standard filter sand for filtration applications and media replacement projects.

FS3R fine filter sandFS3RAvailable

Fine Filter Sand

Size specification: 0.30–0.60 mm
Uniformity: < 1.5Specific Gravity: 2.64Bag Options: 20 kg, 1-ton bulk bag, or as required

Fine standard filter sand for systems requiring a finer media profile.

Choosing Filter Sand

The right filter sand depends on the filter design, bed profile and treatment objective.

Filter sand selection should consider particle size, uniformity, bed depth, hydraulic loading, backwash conditions, media layers and the treatment outcome required.

If you are replacing existing media, send Absorb the current media specification, filter dimensions or any available drawings and we can help guide the enquiry.

Need Filter Sand Advice?

Talk to Absorb about filter sand supply and media replacement support.

Share your filter setup, treatment goal, existing media profile or project specification and we will help identify the right next step.