rinsing sand tap water OK?

Melina · #1 09-23-2007, 01:31 AM

I got some Caribsea Aragonite sand. It says to rinse it prior to putting it in the tank. Is it OK to rinse it with tap water, or do I have to use RO/DI water? If I rinse it with tap water and let the sand dry before putting it in, will phosphates and other contaminants remain in the sand?
Thanks.

Mik_101 · #2 09-23-2007, 01:54 AM

I rinsed the same sand with tap water and it turned out just fine i also have a few sps in the tank and other corals and nothing seems to be wrong with them. IMO I think using RO/DI is just a waste of time because you have to wait for it to be filtered blah blah blah is just use tap water to rinse. It all up to you though.

Aquattro · #3 09-23-2007, 01:58 AM

Melina, tap water is fine.

seashells · #4 09-24-2007, 09:48 PM

We rinse ours with tap water to get of all the crud. Let it drain well then a final rinse with ro/di water.

Doug

Melina · #5 09-24-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by seashells

We rinse ours with tap water to get of all the crud. Let it drain well then a final rinse with ro/di water.

Doug

How do you drain it?