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10-19-2015, 08:12 PM
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Maybe it would help the OP to know for those that have reused a sand bed, did you immediately transfer livestock over after adding the sand, before adding the sand, waited a few days before adding livestock? and did you have LPS, SPS, mixed reef?
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10-19-2015, 08:35 PM
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10-19-2015, 09:13 PM
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10-20-2015, 12:11 AM
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Garden hose will cause some die off... But all the detrius & other toxins are gone.
Put in your sand and add all the salt water - make sure youve got live rock in the tank as there will be a slight amonia spike - live rock should handle it. Dont stir the sand for a few days, that way if theres die off/ ammonia in the bed its trapped... In a week once your confident theres no ammonia in the water, go ahead and stirr a small section - fingers in sand, just a section. How much depends on your tank size/live rock lbs/depth of the bed. Go slow and check you ammonia. I did have bit of a spike and did a water change. I had live stock in there at the same time. Using tank water will cause less die off in the sand but sand wont be as clean (unless you use a ton of salt water), other stored/saturated toxins my still be present. Its a toss up whats better. Be prepaired for a water change and be measuring your ammonia. Last edited by hfp75; 10-20-2015 at 12:13 AM.
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