The thread shows the work of fifty tanks or more that did the rinse, bacteria questions covered post #1
Btw I'm highly surprised anyone agreed to the method I was scrolling down the post thinking whaaa
We are used to working against the grain
meaning not any one agrees to it lol
No it doesn't kill bacteria, tap water brings in, contaminates with, bacteria - it isn't antibiotic or sterilization methods wouldn't be required. Tap is bac suppressive, to bac in suspension, it doesn't do much against adhered to sand grain bac. Rinsing exports the invader and and the silt, it doesn't harm to rinse but to attempt tank surgery without consulting the examples would likely not turn out well. if you churn up sandbed waste during work, that's the stress point. To thoroughly rinse is safest we show
Light topical siphoning of your invader where you rinse the removed upper layer and put back is ok work and doesn't have to be a big job, but if you want to be thorough the bigger job is safest, exact opposite of what the greater public would recommend is the safest mode-partial works have varied outcome, the full clean tanks have the safest outcome stats because the rocks and sand are always put back without detritus or clouding from sand silt
Letting it run some natural course that cycles in and out of various states of invasion is also an option, we merely collect the works of those who chose to force clean the system. Having to be at this crossroads is the price of using sand
Btw I'm highly surprised anyone agreed to the method I was scrolling down the post thinking whaaa
We are used to working against the grain
meaning not any one agrees to it lolNo it doesn't kill bacteria, tap water brings in, contaminates with, bacteria - it isn't antibiotic or sterilization methods wouldn't be required. Tap is bac suppressive, to bac in suspension, it doesn't do much against adhered to sand grain bac. Rinsing exports the invader and and the silt, it doesn't harm to rinse but to attempt tank surgery without consulting the examples would likely not turn out well. if you churn up sandbed waste during work, that's the stress point. To thoroughly rinse is safest we show
Light topical siphoning of your invader where you rinse the removed upper layer and put back is ok work and doesn't have to be a big job, but if you want to be thorough the bigger job is safest, exact opposite of what the greater public would recommend is the safest mode-partial works have varied outcome, the full clean tanks have the safest outcome stats because the rocks and sand are always put back without detritus or clouding from sand silt
Letting it run some natural course that cycles in and out of various states of invasion is also an option, we merely collect the works of those who chose to force clean the system. Having to be at this crossroads is the price of using sand
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