150 Gallon Setup this Weekend

zhewitt04 · 01/28/2012, 07:14 AM

I am finally settin my 150 back up after putting it in the wall. I have live sand sitting in buckets for about a month. I was curious if it was still live? If so do I need to mix my salt water up before adding the sand or can i just hook my RO DI unit straight up to the tank add salt little at a time until i reach the required salinity? I don't want to add the sand after I put water in but I can. I am jsut trying to think this out and do it right.
Thanks

robertifly · 01/28/2012, 09:38 AM

WOW, that can be answered by others with more knowledge with that sort of thing however I suspect you're live sand is likely dead live sand. Depending on several factors like temperature, did it dry out or was there any water circulation I'm not sure it is needed or not. Maybe others will chime it that know. The only time I reused sand from a tank I throughly washed it and started again with some "fresh" live sand from a donor tank.

zhewitt04 · 01/28/2012, 10:15 AM

That's what I am thinking. Thanks

Sport507 · 01/28/2012, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by zhewitt04

I am finally settin my 150 back up after putting it in the wall. I have live sand sitting in buckets for about a month. I was curious if it was still live? If so do I need to mix my salt water up before adding the sand or can i just hook my RO DI unit straight up to the tank add salt little at a time until i reach the required salinity? I don't want to add the sand after I put water in but I can. I am jsut trying to think this out and do it right.
Thanks

I would just fill it with RODI fire up the system and power head every then, as you said just start adding salt a little at a time until you reach the required SG. Just make sure the water temp it where you want it when reaching the desired salinity.

JMO

zhewitt04 · 01/28/2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sport507

I would just fill it with RODI fire up the system and power head every then, as you said just start adding salt a little at a time until you reach the required SG. Just make sure the water temp it where you want it when reaching the desired salinity.

JMO

Thank You. Are you saying do all that with sand in the system.

[17]shawn[17] · 01/28/2012, 11:18 AM

id fill up the tank, add the salt and let it mix well, heat it then kill the pumps and add the sand, let everything settle for a couple hours before starting the pumps

01/28/2012, 07:14 AM	#1
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	150 Gallon Setup this Weekend I am finally settin my 150 back up after putting it in the wall. I have live sand sitting in buckets for about a month. I was curious if it was still live? If so do I need to mix my salt water up before adding the sand or can i just hook my RO DI unit straight up to the tank add salt little at a time until i reach the required salinity? I don't want to add the sand after I put water in but I can. I am jsut trying to think this out and do it right. Thanks

01/28/2012, 09:38 AM	#2
robertifly Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Milan, Tn Posts: 867	WOW, that can be answered by others with more knowledge with that sort of thing however I suspect you're live sand is likely dead live sand. Depending on several factors like temperature, did it dry out or was there any water circulation I'm not sure it is needed or not. Maybe others will chime it that know. The only time I reused sand from a tank I throughly washed it and started again with some "fresh" live sand from a donor tank. __________________ reefracer Current Tank Info: none

01/28/2012, 11:18 AM	#6
[17]shawn[17] Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brockville Ontario Canada Posts: 844	id fill up the tank, add the salt and let it mix well, heat it then kill the pumps and add the sand, let everything settle for a couple hours before starting the pumps __________________ shawn “We will only conserve what we love. We will only love what we understand. We will only understand what we are taught.”

01/28/2012, 10:15 AM	#3
zhewitt04 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kokomo, IN Posts: 764	That's what I am thinking. Thanks