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Old 02-08-2006, 07:22 PM
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I had sand in a bucket with no light and no heat but under a bit of water for a couple weeks and I dumped it in. It really stunk but no i'll effects, but this was used in a new tank that had to cycle. I currently have a pail of sand sitting in a bucket for a couple of months that I plan on using.
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Old 02-08-2006, 11:27 PM
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what i did was rinsh half the sand in water really well.
then i put the rest in the tank.
added saltwater and used a power head to mix the sand really well. then my skimmer cleaned the the water. waited a couple of days for the water to clear up and added LR in the tank.
so far the sand looks really good. small cyano bloom.
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