teviesfish
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Do you have to rinse the ls that you get at the lfs before you add it to your tank? :jumping:
Rinse live sand?
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gen1dustin
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Do NOT rinse it with tap water. That will kill off whats living on it. A lot of people will rinse it with saltwater from the tank thoguh. This is off another site.
Live sand should be well rinsed in saltwater to remove any organic matter that may foul the water in the aquarium. After rinsing, the sand may be placed directly in any marine aquarium.
Remove the bag(s) of sand from shipping box and dump sand into a new 5-gallon bucket, filling the bucket 1/2 full with live sand.
Add saltwater from the aquarium until the bucket is 2/3 full of water and sand.
Slowly stir the sand by hand until the water within the bucket becomes cloudy with debris.
Discard the dirty water in the bucket, and place the sand back into the shipping bag.
Submerge the shipping bag to the bottom of the aquarium, and slowly dispense the sand evenly over the bottom of the aquarium.
Repeat steps 1-5 until all of the sand has been placed into the aquarium.
Live sand should be well rinsed in saltwater to remove any organic matter that may foul the water in the aquarium. After rinsing, the sand may be placed directly in any marine aquarium.
Remove the bag(s) of sand from shipping box and dump sand into a new 5-gallon bucket, filling the bucket 1/2 full with live sand.
Add saltwater from the aquarium until the bucket is 2/3 full of water and sand.
Slowly stir the sand by hand until the water within the bucket becomes cloudy with debris.
Discard the dirty water in the bucket, and place the sand back into the shipping bag.
Submerge the shipping bag to the bottom of the aquarium, and slowly dispense the sand evenly over the bottom of the aquarium.
Repeat steps 1-5 until all of the sand has been placed into the aquarium.
gen1dustin
Member
Originally Posted by anthropo
agreed....there is no reason for you to rinse live sand whether you do it with saltwater or freshwater.
Though it's not necssary to rinse it with tank water, there can be die off in it that could foul the tank from what I hear.
agreed....there is no reason for you to rinse live sand whether you do it with saltwater or freshwater.
Though it's not necssary to rinse it with tank water, there can be die off in it that could foul the tank from what I hear.
anthropo
Member
Originally Posted by Gen1Dustin
Though it's not necssary to rinse it with tank water, there can be die off in it that could foul the tank from what I hear.
it's not enough to foul up a tank that is already established which is a waste of time or if it is a brand new tank that die off is something you want to start the cycle.
Though it's not necssary to rinse it with tank water, there can be die off in it that could foul the tank from what I hear.
it's not enough to foul up a tank that is already established which is a waste of time or if it is a brand new tank that die off is something you want to start the cycle.
goingcrazy
Member
Originally Posted by teviesfish
Do you have to rinse the ls that you get at the lfs before you add it to your tank? :jumping:
NO NO NO NO NO YOU DO NOT ...YOU WONT ALL ALL THAT STUFF TO STAY IN THE SAND OR IT WONT BE LIVE SAND ANYMORE THEN YOU JUST WASTED A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY ON IT BEING LIVE...WHAT I DID IS PUT IT IN A FEW CUPS AT A TIME SO MY WATER DID NOT GET SO CLOWDY ITS WORKS ALOT BETTER THEN JUST DUMPING THE BAGS IN..BUT YOUR WATER STILL MIGHT BE ALITTLE CLOWDY FOR A DAY...MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF FILTERS BEFORE PUTTING IT IN SO YOU DONT GET YOUR FILTERS ALL BUGERED UP WITH SAND....BEST OF LUCK
Do you have to rinse the ls that you get at the lfs before you add it to your tank? :jumping:
NO NO NO NO NO YOU DO NOT ...YOU WONT ALL ALL THAT STUFF TO STAY IN THE SAND OR IT WONT BE LIVE SAND ANYMORE THEN YOU JUST WASTED A WHOLE LOT OF MONEY ON IT BEING LIVE...WHAT I DID IS PUT IT IN A FEW CUPS AT A TIME SO MY WATER DID NOT GET SO CLOWDY ITS WORKS ALOT BETTER THEN JUST DUMPING THE BAGS IN..BUT YOUR WATER STILL MIGHT BE ALITTLE CLOWDY FOR A DAY...MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF FILTERS BEFORE PUTTING IT IN SO YOU DONT GET YOUR FILTERS ALL BUGERED UP WITH SAND....BEST OF LUCK
ginarox
Active Member
will i know that when my aquarium was set up, buy a guy that does it for a living, he brought me some dry sand, and i asked him what about live sand,,, he told me that in time this dry sand will be alive.. he said your paying extra because it says its alive sand,which in time the dry will become alive,,,i am new at this and i am letting my aquarium guy take care of it for me,, if i have any problems i just give him a call, he comes once a month to clean and check my water levels,good luck to you ,,, ( bad company brings bad character, 1chorithians 15:33) have a great day...ginarox... i would love to hear your input about this live sand verses dry sand....
teviesfish
Member
I am not going to rinse my sand. We didnt do it on the last tank and its fine and clear as it can possibly be. i have heard of mixing live with dry... and over a week i think it was said ... it will all be live?
gen1dustin
Member
All sand will become live over the course of time. You can also add a little live sand to it, to help make it live faster.
anthropo
Member
Originally Posted by teviesfish
I am not going to rinse my sand. We didnt do it on the last tank and its fine and clear as it can possibly be. i have heard of mixing live with dry... and over a week i think it was said ... it will all be live?
all sand turns live after a while, the difference between turning sand live and buying live sand is the sand that you turn live just has the bacteria that makes it live. the live sand you buy has that bacteria already, but also has little organisms that are little crustaceans and what not that eat waste that collects in the sand. if you want seed "dead"sand with live sand which is a route to go so that you can have the same organisms multiply just the same.
I am not going to rinse my sand. We didnt do it on the last tank and its fine and clear as it can possibly be. i have heard of mixing live with dry... and over a week i think it was said ... it will all be live?
all sand turns live after a while, the difference between turning sand live and buying live sand is the sand that you turn live just has the bacteria that makes it live. the live sand you buy has that bacteria already, but also has little organisms that are little crustaceans and what not that eat waste that collects in the sand. if you want seed "dead"sand with live sand which is a route to go so that you can have the same organisms multiply just the same.