So i might have made a mistake

Zestay · 05/04/2007, 12:24 PM

i just added a bag of livesand to my already established tank.. should i expect a crash?
had 10 pounds in there. added 5 more..

cristhiam · 05/04/2007, 12:26 PM

no

jer77 · 05/04/2007, 12:33 PM

As long as you only added a little and not so much as to cover the prior existing sandbed deeply, then you'll be ok. Even if you did I would highly doubt it would cause many problems. It should take no time at all for the sandbed to get back to normal, especially if you used the bagged LS. I commonly add a thin aragonite layer to my sandbed to increase its depth.

Zestay · 05/04/2007, 12:51 PM

i have a shovel head ( diamond back goby ) named @$$hole because he drags hermit crabs around and bullies people. i added it to give him more sand to sift. more food. also my MJs are creating bare spots in the tank.

Zestay · 05/04/2007, 12:52 PM

how long does this sandstorm / cloud take to disperse.. hours?

sublime-1 · 05/04/2007, 01:33 PM

depends on filtration

hours
days
2 weeks.

usually you should see big improvement overnight if you have adequate filtration

Sepeku · 05/04/2007, 02:13 PM

Even worse is some sands really need to be cleaned before adding them.

But the settle rate as Sublime implies is different for every tank.

My eclipse 29g would clear in an hour, the 210 would take roughly 8-10 to really clear out.

sublime-1 · 05/06/2007, 03:18 PM

I just rebuilt a 90 hex. It had barely a 1" sand bed, so I added 50lbs of silica to it.

I put all the sand into a rubbermaid and ran my skimmer and powerfilter on it over night. While stirring it every couple hours.

Even still, when I dumped it into the tank and filled with water, I had a sandstorm overnight.

05/04/2007, 12:24 PM	#1
Zestay Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 1,622	So i might have made a mistake i just added a bag of livesand to my already established tank.. should i expect a crash? had 10 pounds in there. added 5 more..

05/04/2007, 12:26 PM	#2
cristhiam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Groveland, FL Posts: 3,099	no __________________ 2 yellows tail damsels, yellow watchman goby, tail spot blennie, purple pseudocromis, starry blennie, 2 clowns, 1 black clown, mandarine & Yellow tang Current Tank Info: 125 AGA, 3 40W 6500K, 3 110W URI Actinics, running on 2 IceCaps 660, CSS125

05/04/2007, 12:33 PM	#3
jer77 Phish Lover Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,642	As long as you only added a little and not so much as to cover the prior existing sandbed deeply, then you'll be ok. Even if you did I would highly doubt it would cause many problems. It should take no time at all for the sandbed to get back to normal, especially if you used the bagged LS. I commonly add a thin aragonite layer to my sandbed to increase its depth. __________________ - Jonny -, 120g 5 Year Old Reef w/ SPS, BTA, Zoos & some Softies. 40g Frag Tank. 40g Sump. Super Reef Octopus XP 3000 External Cone Skimmer. 250W Radiums. TaoTronics LED. PanWorld 200PS w/SQWD

05/04/2007, 01:33 PM	#6
sublime-1 Habitual line-stepper Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 146	depends on filtration hours days 2 weeks. usually you should see big improvement overnight if you have adequate filtration __________________ 50G pseudo'cube underway Current Tank Info: 100G FOWLR

05/06/2007, 03:18 PM	#8
sublime-1 Habitual line-stepper Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 146	I just rebuilt a 90 hex. It had barely a 1" sand bed, so I added 50lbs of silica to it. I put all the sand into a rubbermaid and ran my skimmer and powerfilter on it over night. While stirring it every couple hours. Even still, when I dumped it into the tank and filled with water, I had a sandstorm overnight. __________________ 50G pseudo'cube underway Current Tank Info: 100G FOWLR

05/04/2007, 12:51 PM	#4
Zestay Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 1,622	i have a shovel head ( diamond back goby ) named @$$hole because he drags hermit crabs around and bullies people. i added it to give him more sand to sift. more food. also my MJs are creating bare spots in the tank.

05/04/2007, 12:52 PM	#5
Zestay Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: gainesville, FL Posts: 1,622	how long does this sandstorm / cloud take to disperse.. hours?

05/04/2007, 02:13 PM	#7
Sepeku Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 356	Even worse is some sands really need to be cleaned before adding them. But the settle rate as Sublime implies is different for every tank. My eclipse 29g would clear in an hour, the 210 would take roughly 8-10 to really clear out.