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Old 02-23-2012, 03:07 AM
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The black sand in my tank as it turns out is attracted to magnets. on the bag it said reef safe so I may be ok, but there is obviously some kine of metal content in it. What problems am I looking at and is it going to be a pita to fix?
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:11 AM
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put a magnet in a bag, and sift through it, the sand should stick on the bag and release it outside the tank.

or take the sand out completely
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:12 AM
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so should I be taking all the sand out? or just sifting most of the metal bits out?
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If my sand stuck to a magnet, it would be coming out before I even replied back to this post!
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Old 02-23-2012, 03:38 AM
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lol sh*t. thats what I'm afraid of. but my tanks set up should I remove it all with the magnet? I mean there shouldnt be any real ammonia or nitrates built into the bed yet that would be pose a problem from disturbing the sand bed would there? looks like I have to find a good magnet.
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lol sh*t. thats what I'm afraid of. but my tanks set up should I remove it all with the magnet? I mean there shouldnt be any real ammonia or nitrates built into the bed yet that would be pose a problem from disturbing the sand bed would there? looks like I have to find a good magnet.
I wouldn't feel safe keeping one bit of that sand if it's sticking to a magnet.. I would suction it ALL out. What brand is it?
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Just siphon it out
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....FFFF....FFF...FFFFFF....Fudge. looks like I'm going to slowly get the tank BB.
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carribsea super naturals tahitian moon sand. waste of $45 I guess
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bring it back!
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