just added some sand...

darthtang aw

darthtang aw

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How big is your tank and total water volume including the sump. To be honest this is no different than adding 20lbs (a couple pieces) of live rock to an existing display tank. As long as you don't stir things up to much and added the sand slowly you shouldn't see much of a difference.
 
salt life

salt life

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2985033
I already read guppy's thread. She has dust that won't settle associated with using, IMO, too fine a grade of sand. Did she come to the Aquarium for a decision as well?
ARGH! ...posting up here is KILLING my post count!
I didn't go tothe aquarium to get a decision but while people were telling me I might have messed up my tank, I didn't wanna wait all day to get a reply, so I went and posted it in the aquarium since that is where most of you all post, idk if your joking or not but sorry if i did harm by trying to get ya'lls attention in the aquarium
 
socal57che

socal57che

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Originally Posted by Salt Life
http:///forum/post/2985042
I didn't go tothe aquarium to get a decision but while people were telling me I might have messed up my tank, I didn't wanna wait all day to get a reply, so I went and posted it in the aquarium since that is where most of you all post, idk if your joking or not but sorry if i did harm by trying to get ya'lls attention in the aquarium

Ya, I'm joking. We love helping out and sometimes it takes a post like that to remind us why we hang out here.
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2984954
Sure it is. Considering really the only things that are in the sand to rot are fauna, just drying the sand is typically more then enough.
I believe most dry sands are at least sifted. I've never noticed getting snail shells, etc in dry sand, but there's always a bunch of random things in the 'live' stuff...
I'm coming from the position of being griped at previously for suggesting calibrating a refractometer with RO water. And other people have said, well I don't want to risk it and go buy calibration fluid. so I'm trying to come across as safe as possible. Heck you can't tell a difference between ro water and tap. But people still get all worked up when I say dont' worry about it.
I still think you could potentially have organic material on dry sand taken from the ocean. Unless they have cleaned it. But then again I've never puchased dry sand from a fish store...
Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2985033
I already read guppy's thread. She has dust that won't settle associated with using, IMO, too fine a grade of sand. Did she come to the Aquarium for a decision as well?
ARGH! ...posting up here is KILLING my post count!
She had an algae bloom from what I could tell.
 
socal57che

socal57che

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Originally Posted by stdreb27
http:///forum/post/2985116
She had an algae bloom from what I could tell.
I must have lost interest before I got that far...sorry Guppy.
maybe I should go back and read the entire thread.
EDIT: Yup. I stopped reading after I read the words "fine sand" and "cloudy water"...my bad.
BTW, what's wrong with using RODI water to calibrate a refracto?
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/2985144
I must have lost interest before I got that far...sorry Guppy.
maybe I should go back and read the entire thread.
EDIT: Yup. I stopped reading after I read the words "fine sand" and "cloudy water"...my bad.
BTW, what's wrong with using RODI water to calibrate a refracto?

Nothing, but I've been in argument where people insisted on using calibration fluid. because of the indistinguishable difference "just to be safe."
 
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