Well if it helps make you feel any better, I bought my 280 gallon tank to "upgrade" to in February 2005, and it is still empty. To be honest, I've even toyed with the idea of selling it because I'm not really happy with the simplistic overflow design I got talked into accepting by the builder, when I should have insisted I wanted a coast to coast overflow. Now I kinda look at my corner overflow on the empty 6' tank and wonder if it's really going to make me happy. But this was the tank to end all tanks, I don't feel like hauling it up the stairs and hauling another one down. I'm thinking if it's still waterless at the 2 year mark then I might as well sell it though. We'll see what the fall brings.
As for the sand, we're talking about a 20gal, right? How much sand can there be in there, one bag's worth maybe (20-30lbs)? I'd just siphon it out if that's what you wanted. Run carbon and do a water change to be safe.
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My next hobby will be flooding my basement while repeatedly banging my head against a brick wall and tearing up $100 bills. Whee!
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