Rinsing live sand anymore?

[Fishingandreefing]

Not sure if anything change in 2020, just want to check with R2R to see if ya still rinsing live sand. It’s the Caribsea Fiji pink 20lb bags.

thanks!

 

[35ppt]

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[ScottB]

Any bacteria hardy enough to survive weeks/months in a sealed bag can certainly withstand a rinse, right?

I rinse. But I can imagine others would not.

 

[brandon429]

Alex
Ill take the destiny of the unrinsed for $800:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/so-i-didnt-rinse.592624/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sandbed-stirred-up.544852/#post-5723606

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/very-cloudy-water-after-sand-and-rock.559386/#post-5735864
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/question-about-vacuuming-sand-bed.616059/ https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-tank-milky-cloudy.61651

 

[nereefpat]

Rinsing with fresh or saltwater?

 

[brandon429]

rinse with tap. endless
final evacuation rinse in saltwater.


to under rinse is the crime.

*let the record reflect that sand grains look like the grain canyon of surface area under a scanning electron microscope.

tap water is a poor sterilizer of cold flat polished steel; whorls ridges and crannies stand no chance of being sterilized by tap water. only web forums attribute total weakness to adhered bacteria, meanwhile in hospital labs everywhere

 

[35ppt]

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[brandon429]

there is one kind of sand we dont pre rinse

the kind where when you pick up and inspect a handful, its moving

 

[mike550]

Sort of a pre-rinse. I drained the sand into a colander and then let all the water drain out. Then just shook the colander in fresh saltwater to try and remove dust and fine particles.

 

[AdamNC]

Since 2005 I have never rinsed unless I’m reusing old sand that has sat a while.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Looks like the norm here is to rinse it. I am changing water tomorrow, and will just lightly rinse it with 3 buckets of tank water vs 2-3 bags of 20lb.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

Rinsed with a net one bucket of saltwater per 20lb bag then dumped them in. Still debating if I should add the clarifier that comes with it

 

[mfinn]

I've always rinsed and rinsed my sand.
I always use dry sand and it usually really needs it.
I've seen tanks where the person didn't and they looked like milkshakes for a couple days.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I've always rinsed and rinsed my sand.
I always use dry sand and it usually really needs it.
I've seen tanks where the person didn't and they looked like milkshakes for a couple days.

The sand I wanted dry or alive almost the same price. I didn’t rinse a lot, just a bit.

 

[mfinn]

The sand I wanted dry or alive almost the same price. I didn’t rinse a lot, just a bit.

I know some setup sponge filters ( between bubble traps) and filter socks to help clear the water faster.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I know some setup sponge filters ( between bubble traps) and filter socks to help clear the water faster.

I got the bubble trap. I dumped the bio magnetic clarifiers that came with the live sand, what the heck. I also put some filter floss in the filter socks as well.