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Originally Posted by marie
I've added sand to existing tanks lots of times with no issue, just go slowly. I put the rinsed sand into a large ziplock bag, let the bag sink to the bottom of the tank and then let the sand pour out in a slow stream....very little murkiness that way
How would adding sand take oxygen out of the water anyway?
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When I was googling info on it I found an article that said this
"If you are using LR in the tank, you should not pour the LS over or on top of it. The sand will cover and smother the LR causing oxygen depletion, resulting in the death of it." I figured if the sand could smother my rock and deplete oxygen it, then it would be the same for the fish and water
However I love your idea of using a ziplock bag, wonder why I didn't think of that! I believe I will do just that, thanks for the info
