Disposal of Sand (reef-flor grade)

WuHT · 03/28/2009, 02:21 PM

Firstly : How Is it ok to just dump sand down the storm drains (I have 2 5g buckets filled with sand) and im' not sure what exactly I should do.

Now the reason why is that I had an ich (or w/e it is ..survived 5 months of cupramine/ich treatment) outbreak, and I removed my LR (but kept my sand) in my DT ..effectively turning it into a QT with sand. I removed the sand after 2 months after no effect (assuming that the sand was harboring the parasites better than the cupramine could eradicate the pests).

Now I know that the sand has absorbed quite a bit of copper, as I had to redose the cupramine levels many times.

So do i
1)add back my old sand, but use a product like cuprisorb to get rid of any copper that leeches out

2)Dispose of old sand, get new sand ?

kraze3 · 03/28/2009, 03:46 PM

I would just throw it away. Throw half a bucket into a trash bag from your house. 4 bags and it will be gone. Mix it in with your garbage.

billdogg · 03/28/2009, 05:30 PM

depends where you live. got a veggie garden? toss it in there to help aerate the soil. live near me??? keep it for next winter to toss on the driveway. Toss it??? no way would i do that. way too many good uses for it.

bravanc · 03/28/2009, 05:38 PM

toss it in the garden, backyard, over the fence, scatter it in the front yard even. It will help with drainage

WaterKeeper · 03/28/2009, 05:40 PM

Or spread it over the lawn to increase drainage. I have never seen a blade of grass with ich.

brynkal · 03/28/2009, 07:25 PM

DON'T dump it down the storm drain, nothing should go down it except water; not only is it illegal, but you don't want to contaminate surface water, do you?

WuHT · 03/28/2009, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by brynkal
DON'T dump it down the storm drain, nothing should go down it except water; not only is it illegal, but you don't want to contaminate surface water, do you?

this is what i kinda wanna hear.

Wouldn't the sand ..if i put it my driveway (say if it's black ice) eventually get washed down to the storm drain anyways?

Quote:

Originally posted by WaterKeeper
Or spread it over the lawn to increase drainage. I have never seen a blade of grass with ich.

I wouldn't count on it. This strain of Ich is very very frustrating. I've been trying to get rid of it since october!

brynkal · 03/29/2009, 08:10 AM

The best place to dispose of it would be in some kind of landscaping rocks that aren't around plants, if you have access to that. The salt will leach into the ground, but it will be gradual and won't be going right into surface water. You could throw it out in the grass, but I'd rinse it down w/ a bunch of water if you do, so the salt doesn't hurt the grass...

03/28/2009, 02:21 PM	#1
WuHT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 911	Disposal of Sand (reef-flor grade) Firstly : How Is it ok to just dump sand down the storm drains (I have 2 5g buckets filled with sand) and im' not sure what exactly I should do. Now the reason why is that I had an ich (or w/e it is ..survived 5 months of cupramine/ich treatment) outbreak, and I removed my LR (but kept my sand) in my DT ..effectively turning it into a QT with sand. I removed the sand after 2 months after no effect (assuming that the sand was harboring the parasites better than the cupramine could eradicate the pests). Now I know that the sand has absorbed quite a bit of copper, as I had to redose the cupramine levels many times. So do i 1)add back my old sand, but use a product like cuprisorb to get rid of any copper that leeches out 2)Dispose of old sand, get new sand ?

03/28/2009, 05:30 PM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	depends where you live. got a veggie garden? toss it in there to help aerate the soil. live near me??? keep it for next winter to toss on the driveway. Toss it??? no way would i do that. way too many good uses for it. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

03/28/2009, 05:40 PM	#5
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Or spread it over the lawn to increase drainage. I have never seen a blade of grass with ich. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

03/28/2009, 03:46 PM	#2
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	I would just throw it away. Throw half a bucket into a trash bag from your house. 4 bags and it will be gone. Mix it in with your garbage.

03/28/2009, 05:38 PM	#4
bravanc Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 210 Blog Entries: 1	toss it in the garden, backyard, over the fence, scatter it in the front yard even. It will help with drainage

03/28/2009, 07:25 PM	#6
brynkal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 549	DON'T dump it down the storm drain, nothing should go down it except water; not only is it illegal, but you don't want to contaminate surface water, do you?

03/29/2009, 08:10 AM	#8
brynkal Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 549	The best place to dispose of it would be in some kind of landscaping rocks that aren't around plants, if you have access to that. The salt will leach into the ground, but it will be gradual and won't be going right into surface water. You could throw it out in the grass, but I'd rinse it down w/ a bunch of water if you do, so the salt doesn't hurt the grass...