Live Sand question

[daplatapus]

I've only ever done it once, but I managed to kill everything in the tank from the ammonia spike. Personally, I'll never re-use live sand again. Unless it's just a cup or two to seed a much larger volume of new sand.
But, many have washed live sand and haven't had issues, so maybe it was the way I did it or I didn't clean it enough.

[jason604]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

I've only ever done it once, but I managed to kill everything in the tank from the ammonia spike. Personally, I'll never re-use live sand again. Unless it's just a cup or two to seed a much larger volume of new sand.
But, many have washed live sand and haven't had issues, so maybe it was the way I did it or I didn't clean it enough.

i dont have anything in my tank yet its still cycling with just live rock but sorry to hear about what happened to u

[daplatapus]

Originally Posted by jason604

i dont have anything in my tank yet its still cycling with just live rock but sorry to hear about what happened to u

Worse, I was helping moving someone else's tank
If you're just starting a tank, it'll no doubt kick start your cycle. But I wouldn't necessarily pay any more for live sand though. It'll become live soon enough.

[jason604]

Any1 know the proper way to clean used live sand?