Adding new sand

[marie]

Originally Posted by Myka

That's a good idea. Covering the old sand with new sand could smother the old sand, and cause a crash. I've see it happen a couple times to people. Not pretty.

As long as you keep the depth of the new sand at an inch or less and then give it a day or 2 for the critters to work their way up to the surface before adding more, it will be alright. My sandbed has been established for 3 1/2 yrs and adding new sand on top hasn't harmed it at all