Sand question???

[chilidog]

I cant get LS so i was gonna get some Non live of course,But i dont know how much i need...I have a 90 gal tac the diamentiona are 24 high,48 long,and 18 wide.Aloso i wannted to know if i can turn the non live sand into live sand?I think i can "seed"it with live but i dont know how to or how much i would need.Thank you

 

[birdy]

For a 3" sandbed you would need around 100#lbs of sand.
To seed dry sand, you can do several things, first your LR will seed it quite a bit but if you don't see enough, you can purchase LS, or better yet, try to get a local aquarist to give you a cup of sand from their tank or refugium. Do not buy the LS that comes in the bags, this only has bacteria not worms and things that you want.

 

[chilidog]

ok thx but i plan on Cureing my live rock in my tanc with the dead sand.My proplem would be all of the die off that i have to deal with would get mixed in the sand and would that be a problem?

 

[barry cuda]

Not if you wait until the ammonia and nitrites are zero in the curing tank. Should be fine after that, IMHO.

 

[birdy]

Are you buing uncured rock? If so before you put it in the tank you will want to take a toothbrush and scrub all the dead stuff off, as much as you can anyway, other than that I just put it in the tank, if you buy the rock from here then no worries at all just put it in the tank.