Tropic Eden Reef Flakes - Rinse or not?

[BrianReefer]

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Tearing down/rebuilding my tank, and switching from smaller flakes to the larger ones. What's everyone's take on whether or not to rinse , and if so, to rinse with a hose (given it's live sand) or to rinse as best i can with some saltwater?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I rinse. With tap water.

 

[AdamNC]

I have it and didn’t rinse. It was a new tank so when I filled it I just temporarily put on an AC70 and rinsed out the sponge every few hours til the water cleared up.

 

[rushbattle]

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Tearing down/rebuilding my tank, and switching from smaller flakes to the larger ones. What's everyone's take on whether or not to rinse , and if so, to rinse with a hose (given it's live sand) or to rinse as best i can with some saltwater?

Rinse with tap IMO. It’s cleaner sand than most, but still needs rinsing. Can post rinse with RODI or salt if you want.

 

[BrianReefer]

Rinse with tap IMO. It’s cleaner sand than most, but still needs rinsing. Can post rinse with RODI or salt if you want.

I read that doing that will kill the healthy bacteria, and that even if you post rinse with saltwater, it won’t change that. And that the dead bacteria can then result in a big algae bloom later on. Thoughts on that?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I read that doing that will kill the healthy bacteria, and that even if you post rinse with saltwater, it won’t change that. And that the dead bacteria can then result in a big algae bloom later on. Thoughts on that?

Depends on the water supply.

 

[rushbattle]

I read that doing that will kill the healthy bacteria, and that even if you post rinse with saltwater, it won’t change that. And that the dead bacteria can then result in a big algae bloom later on. Thoughts on that?

Reeflakes comes without any significant bacteria on the grains, nor any significant organic to cause any problems. Just some CaCO3 dust.