jacobsdad09
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hmm....im in a spot....people on my nh forum say they have done it and it has worked for them and everyone here says ditch it......what to do what to do......
killing sand? or will it go bad?
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2quills
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Originally Posted by JacobsDad09 http:///t/388019/killing-sand-or-will-it-go-bad/20#post_3419435
hmm....im in a spot....people on my nh forum say they have done it and it has worked for them and everyone here says ditch it......what to do what to do......
Just for the record I never said ditch it.
As long as your friend wasn't doing something crazy like dosing his tank with copper or something before he broke it down you should be fine to just rinse it real good before you use it. The beneficial fauna that lives in the sand bed will not stay alive over winter if you don't take steps to keep it alive. Live rock on the other hand I would never purchase from an un-known source and use it in my tank. At least without killing it, scrubbing it and possibly bleaching it
. And then neutralizing it.
Originally Posted by JacobsDad09 http:///t/388019/killing-sand-or-will-it-go-bad/20#post_3419435
hmm....im in a spot....people on my nh forum say they have done it and it has worked for them and everyone here says ditch it......what to do what to do......
Just for the record I never said ditch it.
As long as your friend wasn't doing something crazy like dosing his tank with copper or something before he broke it down you should be fine to just rinse it real good before you use it. The beneficial fauna that lives in the sand bed will not stay alive over winter if you don't take steps to keep it alive. Live rock on the other hand I would never purchase from an un-known source and use it in my tank. At least without killing it, scrubbing it and possibly bleaching it