Adding new sand??

[Slyguy00]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Just before you came by the other day, I had added about half a pail to my main tank. I add cleaned sand into my existing systems once a year usually.

You were one of the "reliable sources" i was referring to lol

[input80]

Hey Nick, what kind of sand are you talking about, the black sand ? Both my friend & I have done it with no ill effects, but that was new Fiji pink live sand. For my friend's it was added to old sand during a tank upgrade & for me it was with our newly acquired used tank (came with sand).

[mark]

to limit clouding, after rinsing put in a few plastic bags, then cut open bags on existing sand surface. I'd do one 20# bag, one side, one day, other side next day.

[Spyd]

Or you can also use a PVC pipe as a funnel and pour the sand through the pipe to the bottom of the tank to prevent cloudiness.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Spyd

Or you can also use a PVC pipe as a funnel and pour the sand through the pipe to the bottom of the tank to prevent cloudiness.

That helps a bit, but if the sand is cloudy, you're still going to get a milky tank.

[Slyguy00]

thanks for all the input guys, I appreciate it.