What do i do with new reef sand? HELP PLEASE.

DANtheMan95 · 08/16/2010, 09:12 PM

I am going to buy some new sand for my reef tank when i get my sand i heard i have to soak it in saltwater first if this is true how long do i soak it in the water for

tkeracer619 · 08/16/2010, 09:23 PM

nope not true. Depending on the sand you might have to rinse it.

If it is live sand then just dump it in. If its dry reef sand then you might want to rinse it with fresh water to remove some of the dust to keep clouding the water to a minimum.

Either way I think your adding it to an established tank. To minimize dusting take a 2-3" diameter by 2 foot long pvc pipe and using a cup pour the sand into the pipe as it sits on the bottom. This will let you get the sand down to the bottom without creating a huge snow storm.

outy · 08/16/2010, 09:53 PM

if its dry sand rinse it with the garden hose until you wash some of the cloudy out without loosing to many fines.

if its live sand as stated above its plug and play

nnewhouse · 08/16/2010, 10:23 PM

I always rinse mine with RO but that's just because I am OCD about pollutants.

08/16/2010, 09:12 PM	#1
DANtheMan95 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South El Monte,CA Posts: 62	What do i do with new reef sand? HELP PLEASE. I am going to buy some new sand for my reef tank when i get my sand i heard i have to soak it in saltwater first if this is true how long do i soak it in the water for __________________ 75 Gallon Reef Tank Yellow Tang,Paired Percula Clowns,Six Line Wrasse,Bangaii Cardinal,Royal Damsel,Yellow Tail Damsel,Cleaner Shrimp,Snails,Hermit Crabs. Current Tank Info: 75G tank

08/16/2010, 09:23 PM	#2
tkeracer619 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 17,289	nope not true. Depending on the sand you might have to rinse it. If it is live sand then just dump it in. If its dry reef sand then you might want to rinse it with fresh water to remove some of the dust to keep clouding the water to a minimum. Either way I think your adding it to an established tank. To minimize dusting take a 2-3" diameter by 2 foot long pvc pipe and using a cup pour the sand into the pipe as it sits on the bottom. This will let you get the sand down to the bottom without creating a huge snow storm. __________________ Hobby Experience: 9200ish gallons, 26 skimmers, and a handful of Kent Scrapers. Current Tank: Vortech Powered 600G SPS Tank w/ 100gal frag tank & 100g Sump. RK2-RK10 Skimmer. ReefAngel. Radium 20k.

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08/16/2010, 09:53 PM	#3
outy Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: auburn CA Posts: 4,021	if its dry sand rinse it with the garden hose until you wash some of the cloudy out without loosing to many fines. if its live sand as stated above its plug and play

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nnewhouse Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 75	I always rinse mine with RO but that's just because I am OCD about pollutants.