Why it's important to Soak your Aragonite Sand - UPDATE

[simplycoral]

Originally Posted by Keri

Excellent post

Just to clarify this is for the DRY sand, not the Live, right? (Just to make sure new people know the difference, soaking your live sand in RO water with no salt will surely kill it)

Hi,

Yes the DRY Sand. Would be interested to see the result's from the live sand, if anyone has a new bag they would like to test.. I wonder if it would be the same?

Simon

[simplycoral]

Originally Posted by lobsterboy

nice work Simon

Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

Wow that could have saved me some grief... 4 years ago. Better late than never I guess! Thanks for the information.

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Great post!

Thanks. Certainly an eye opener

Makes me wonder if i do enough testing on everything else that makes it's way into the aquarium....

[the marine apprentice]

good work simon. im starting another tank soon and i will be doing that to my new sand

[globaldesigns]

Ooops, I never rinsed it, oh well, worked ok for me... Tank is in great shape.

Not saying that you shouldn't, but I can honestly say I didn't think of it. But now looking at this thread, in future I will wash all sand.

[muck]

Simon says... "Rinse your sand people!!"


Great post Simon.

[robert]

Simon - what test did you use to measure phosphates?

Thanks.
-Robert

[Funky_Fish14]

Live sand is not live... its a terrible rip-off. A 'sealed container' with no nutrients for the bacteria to live off, without an expiry date? Come-on now.... a 1" piece of live rock has more bacteria on it than an entire bag of 'live sand'.

A bag of 'live' sand would probably test lower though as the sand must have been rinse already?

[simplycoral]

Originally Posted by robert

Simon - what test did you use to measure phosphates?

Thanks.
-Robert

Hi,

It was a Red Sea Phosphate Test.

Regards, Simon..