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02/14/2007, 09:41 PM
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Tap water to rainse the sand??
I just received the agragonite sugur size sand. If I want to rainse it, can I use tap water to rainse the sand?
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02/14/2007, 09:46 PM
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NO!
It will absorb whatever phos. or nitrates in tap. Use RO, or don't rinse. Alot of people want the fine dust particles.
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02/14/2007, 09:56 PM
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02/14/2007, 10:16 PM
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If it is live sand you should not rinse it. Fresh water will probably kill a lot of the good stuff.
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02/14/2007, 10:16 PM
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That is correct, don't rinse. The dust storm will happen but should go away in a couple days.
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