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Originally Posted by Coralgurl
Dam, I just lost the debate based on this post.  ...I didn't think new sand would cause a cycle, good to know. I have a new bag of dry sand to use, needs to be rinsed. Don't think I want to chance reusing the current sand, just enough to reseed. |
New sand won't really cause a cycle as it should be pretty lifeless and inert, but it does need to cycle to become "alive". It's all the "live" in your old sand that's going to die once disturbed that causes problems.