Sand Question

[smitty]

I'm going to do a remodel (add a sump, re aquascape etc.) on my 29gal Bio Cube. I read on Melvs reef about rinsing your sand (Melevsreef.com - Rinsing Sand) am I better of doing that or just getting new live sand? I don't want to start a cycle. When I moved my 40 to my 40B I got new sand & did not have any problems, but why spend money needlessly. My sand now is about 3 years old. What's your thoughts?

 

[NC2WA]

im not clear on the question....do you want to use the existing sand in the 29g and reuse in the same tank?? or is this sand coming from another tank??

 

[smitty]

im not clear on the question....do you want to use the existing sand in the 29g and reuse in the same tank?? or is this sand coming from another tank??

Wow. I need to start proof reading! I confused myself there. Yes, I'm thinking of using the same sand, same tank. What I'm going to do is break it down & drill the back for a 1" bulkhead.

 

[NC2WA]

Ah..OK...rinsing it with RO water should be sufficient,,will have to go thru another cycle though...

 

[Krish]

The only problem I can see come into play is if you have a deep sand bed and you mess with it. Typically you don't stirr or mess with the lower regions (anaerobic regions) of a dsb otherwise you will fall into major problems.

 

[smitty]

It's not deep at all.

 

[Krish]

It's not deep at all.

Cool...Yea, I'd give it a bit of a cleaning as Kirk suggested with ro/di water to get some of the nasty stuff out and it should be fine to re-use.