Loss of Refugium

[hound96]

in saltwater , if you use fresh you will kill the rest of the good stuff

[GMGQ]

I think that would be a waste of perfectly good saltwater, as you'll have to rinse it for a while.

There's probably too much die-off in the sand already, so it's not worth trying to save it.

I'd shove a garden hose into the sand, and let it overflow into the back yard for a day or 2.

Better safe than worry about an ammonia spike.

Originally Posted by hound96

in saltwater , if you use fresh you will kill the rest of the good stuff

[smoothbead76]

I had sand sit over night in my basement last week< water was fairly cool< placed sand in my refuigium and check my nitrate level few days later and they were elevated but not to high>>> I would rinse your sand out good and giver a go....

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by GMGQ

I think that would be a waste of perfectly good saltwater, as you'll have to rinse it for a while.

There's probably too much die-off in the sand already, so it's not worth trying to save it.

I'd shove a garden hose into the sand, and let it overflow into the back yard for a day or 2.

Better safe than worry about an ammonia spike.

+2 after 2 hrs sub zero temp your getting die off regardless so just rinse with whatever water you have......using a fish net thats fine and a garden hose has worked well numerous times for me in the past


your not wanting "live sand" your wanting completey clean lifeless sand as you want to add it to an already living system what ever you use will evenyually become " live"

[Blue Ram]

I'm going to take the sand out of the sump and place in a large bucket to rinse it really well in RO water. I'm not wanting to risk any spikes as the liverock has already gone through a mini cycle in a separate tank because of the move and should be good to go in a day or so.