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the tanks empty and has been cleaned.. .
i have a bag of substrate, coral sand
http://www.stuartsmithmusic.com/fish/sand2.jpg

do i need to wash it befor i lay it in the tank or

add it unwashed.. athe added the salted water?

TIA!

i would rinse it twice then add it in.




rabbit :88)

cool thanks rabbit.

There really isn't any need to wash it. I added all 210 pounds of my sand un-washed with no problems.

The substrate in SW tanks doesnt really need to be washed as if it were a FW tank.

ok i wont wash!

some one else told me not to wash too.
thats 2-1!

thanks lil mikey.

No need to wash it. The fines will settle. Your water will be cloudy for a while, but that will pass.

Dan


Dan

Its a preference thing, but if you are going to have a high current in your tank, I would suggest you at least rinse it off once or twice before placing it in the tank. Because after the "cloud" settles, then every time a fish swims across the area where it has settled, the current will pick it back up and cloud the tank again.

IMO, I would rinse it before putting it in the tank. Unless you have live sand, then of course do not rinse it at all. Other wise, I would rinse all the fine powder part off of it, that has come from it grinding itself during shipping and storage.

HTH.....

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VOTES: Rinse it.

Why not?

Unless it's live, you can't go wrong.

You never know what nasties might be lurking in sand.

I think it's 100% worth the little bit of extra effort to make it extra clean.


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I prefer not to rinse it..sure you will have cloudy water for a little bit, but if you are using oolitic sand that is a given no matter how much you rinse it. The area for bacteria to colonize on the silt is HUGE...plus your critters that migrate from your rock to the sand bed will also benefit from it.

Just my opinion though.....

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yup thanks understood

thanks guys!