dry sand question

[jguerin88]

ok so i bought 80lbs dry aragonite sand from brs . i’m planning on just putting it in the tank adding dry rock and then getting her wet , i know a lot of people rinse it prior . i don’t really want to or have a place to wash it easily , is it possible to just add to tank throw in some fresh filter socks /floss and let them do the filtering and deal with the cloudiness

 

[Idoc]

You can do that, but it will be a very cloudy mess for quite awhile. A tote and a hose is all that needed to rinse it. Just keep spraying it with a high velocity nozzle and draining off the water until it's clear. It'll take about 30 min of cleaning.

 

[Sailingeric]

That is what I did. I had a HOB filter I used to filter out the dust and it cleared in a day or so. But YMMV

 

[HighChiefKC]

I ordered like 8 boxes of sand from BRS, I’m not real excited about rinsing it either. Figured I’d wait till spring and do it outside. Following if anyone has any easy ideas!

 

[southerntnreefer]

I throw mine into a 5 gallon bucket and bury the hose in it. Dogs like chasing the water all over the driveway... Cheap entertainment

 

[jguerin88]

yeah i’m ok with it being cloudy it’s not even like a fine grain sand it’s a big aragonite particles

 

[xxkenny90xx]

If you don't have access to a bin and hose put it in a pillow case and rinse in it the shower

 

[jguerin88]

very clever ! how do i dry it out after ?

 

[mrbluewildcats]

I throw mine into a 5 gallon bucket and bury the hose in it. Dogs like chasing the water all over the driveway... Cheap entertainment

Exactly what I did. 5 gallon bucket, hose to the bottom, let her run. Fine stuff comes to top over the side. Easy peasy.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

I never dried mine out, just dump as much of the tapwater out as you can and put it in the tank

 

[YankeeTankee]

+1 on taking the time to rinse it, it's pretty easy with all the aforementioned ways.