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So, do you think I should just dump my current tank and start over with fresh salt water and sand?

Thanks a ton for the input. Yes, I know now to only use the right kind of water. The stuff I bought said it was safe to use with tap water (it has the anti-chlorine stuff built in or whatever.) As I said, the guys in my local fish store are absolutely abysmal customer service wise, so I've done...

Its only a 5 gallon tank, and I used about 5 pounds of live sand. The sand was only in the tap water for about 15 seconds before I started mixing the salt. So far, its seems like most people have the same idea. I probably did kill the sand, but as I let the tank cycle, it will most likely come...

Hi all. I just got my first tank set up yesterday. However, after doing more reading today, I may have made an error. I added the live sand to the tank, then added my tap water, and then added the salt concentrate, and mixed it all in the aquarium. Did I accidentally kill the live sand? No fish...