sand

[nano_reefr]

Hello friends, I used bleach for sand and added half a liter of bleach to 6 liters of water. My bleach is 5% chlorine, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite. Is it appropriate for how long the sand should lie there to be cleaned?

 

[Jekyl]

Was there an issue to begin with? At that concentration everything died immediately.

 

[nano_reefr]

Was there an issue to begin with? At that concentration everything died immediately.

No, I'm still in the cleaning phase, I haven't added sand to the tank

 

[Jekyl]

Rinse thoroughly and let dry for a few days to make sure bleach is gone. I never did that when starting out though.

 

[exnisstech]

Inquiring minds want to know Why are you bleaching the sand?

 

[nano_reefr]

Rinse thoroughly and let dry for a few days to make sure bleach is gone. I never did that when starting out though.

I do the same thing, I wash several times with ro/di water and after that I use anti-chlorine and dry the sand completely until the smell is completely removed, I hope this works.

 

[Jekyl]

I do the same thing, I wash several times with ro/di water and after that I use anti-chlorine and dry the sand completely until the smell is completely removed, I hope this works.

Misread. I do not use your method. I just rinsed and added. No bleach.

 

[nano_reefr]

Inquiring minds want to know Why are you bleaching the sand?

Just because I'm obsessed and want the new tank to be free of contamination

 

[KrisReef]

Hello friends, I used bleach for sand and added half a liter of bleach to 6 liters of water. My bleach is 5% chlorine, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite. Is it appropriate for how long the sand should lie there to be cleaned?

1 hours, then rinse with many liters of tap water, final rinse with DI and let it dry. If you remove the cloudy fines, If present during the tap water rinse your tank and sand will sparkle instead of Haboob-like cloudiness.

 

[tzabor10]

Hello friends, I used bleach for sand and added half a liter of bleach to 6 liters of water. My bleach is 5% chlorine, sodium hydroxide, and sodium hypochlorite. Is it appropriate for how long the sand should lie there to be cleaned?

What are you putting in this tank?

 

[nano_reefr]

Misread. I do not use your method. I just rinsed and added. No bleach.

In this case, it does not completely destroy the excellent ingredients and some remains

 

[exnisstech]

Just because I'm obsessed and want the new tank to be free of contamination

This is gonna be fun

 

[nano_reefr]

What are you putting in this tank?

A mix of sps and lps corals and fungi and an anemone kept by Ocellaris clownfish and Chi's cleaning team.

 

[tzabor10]

Your bleaching approach seems extreme. Who told you to do that? Bleach is known for its ability to kill all life. People pay a lot for sand and rocks that are loaded with bacteria and other creatures. Sterile means more time to build the essential environment of bacteria that will feed your tank. Please don’t take this the wrong way.