Switchover from CC to sand?

[devildog01]

Hey,
Thanks for any help ya'll can give me. But I have CC right now and hate its guts. I have a ton of rock and was wondering if I would have to take it all out to put sand in. My tank is almost a year old. I was wondering if I would have to buy like Arag-alive sand or if I can just use dry sand. Will my tank have to recycle? Sorry about all the questions, and once again, thanks for any help you can give me!

 

[vi3tb0i]

yea you have to take all stuff out when you put sand in if you dont sand will be all over you lr and corals i would get sand in fish stores i dont think your tank have to recycle again

 

[devildog01]

Do I have to use arag-alive or can I use dry?

 

[thomas712]

You can use dry but I would pre cure it with old tank water first, this will cut the cloudiness down alot.

 

[devildog01]

What do you mean "pre-cure?" Also, if I use the dry...my tank wont have to recycle right?

 

[thomas712]

Get yourself some dry aragonite playsand, a rubbermaid tub, heater and maybe a small powerhead. Take the dry sand and pour it in. When you do your next water change then pour the old water in the rubbermaid tub and wait a week, stir it if you like to and BAM!....Live sand.
you see it picks up a coating of bacteria that way and reduces the amount of cloudiness that you would normally see.
Thomas

 

[devildog01]

Thanks!!!!! I am hoping to do this very soon!!!!

 

[chainsaw5vent]

see if you can find "yardright playsand" also known as 'southdown'. it is aragonite sand and you may be able to find it at your local home depot for about $5/44 lb bag/

 

[devildog01]

Well, I already have some dry sand that my brother in law gave me, so I dont even have to go out and buy!!