dust on live rocks?

likwid · #1 03-30-2007, 10:44 PM

Thanks I'll try that. Is there a reason why my sand creates huge amounts of dust when I touch it even the slightest bit? I am using live sand that is fairly coarse.

Beverly · #2 03-30-2007, 10:48 PM

Did you rinse it enough before adding it to your tank?

prodogg02 · #3 03-31-2007, 04:17 AM

i switched from brown,suger sized sand to white suger sized rinsed for like 2 hours to 4 days for tank to clear.has ben up a runnin for 3 months with white sand and i still cant touch the stuff.siffted 1 6 inch net full and i tought i was going to kill everything.tank was totaly white

kwirky · #4 03-31-2007, 07:31 AM

it's official. i hate sand...

justinl · #5 03-31-2007, 07:33 AM

don't hate! appreciate!

kwirky · #6 03-31-2007, 07:47 AM

back to constructive comments, I use my turkey baster to baste the rocks about twice a week, and once a month I do a complete blowing of the tank with a maxijet 1200. I love MJ's, they're so handy

likwid · #7 04-02-2007, 07:29 PM

anyone else know why my live sand is so dusty, even with the slightest touch it produces a mini sand storm