A grain of sand moved unexpectedly, what should I do?

[ZoWhat]

I had a grain of sand move from one area of my tank to another.

I'm concerned on what to do.....

Should I do a total tank teardown?
Should I do a massive water change?
Should I get all new powerheads?
Should I scoop out all the sand and do a thorough rinse?
Do I just replace the sand?

If I replace the sand should I replace 100% of it? 50%? 25%?

Please help

 

[Dcal]

FOR STARTERS:

Take it down and then well see where you're at

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Please tell me this is a joke because I laughed out loud

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Pack it all up and send it to me for closer inspection

 

[Finallysalty80]

Parameters? Also a clearer picture under whites might help. Did you quarantine the sand in question before introducing to DT?
Help us help you.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

 

[ZoWhat]

Parameters? Also a clearer picture under whites might help. Did you quarantine the sand in question before introducing to DT?
Help us help you.

I QT'ed the sand in hyposalinity for 71 days.... and now I'm reading it needed to be the full 72 days!

I'm very upset with myself

 

[Reefing_addiction]

Thank you @zoa what i can sleep well after this thread

 

[Reefing_addiction]

I QT'ed the sand in hyposalinity for 71 days.... and now I'm reading it needed to be the full 72 days!

I'm very upset with myself

You must remove everything and start over

 

[Jekyl]

Check for stray voltage

 

[ZoWhat]

Thank you @zoa what i can sleep well after this thread

NO SLEEPING. any of you. There's sand moving about and it's very concerning

 

[Dcal]

I had a grain of sand move from one area of my tank to another.

I'm concerned on what to do.....

Should I do a total tank teardown?
Should I do a massive water change?
Should I get all new powerheads?
Should I scoop out all the sand and do a thorough rinse?
Do I just replace the sand?

If I replace the sand should I replace 100% of it? 50%? 25%?

Please help

random question what kind of sand is that

 

[ZoWhat]

Will the grain of sand moving increase my Nitrates?

 

[ZoWhat]

random question what kind of sand is that

Oh it's really rare. Got it off the Alibaba auction site

It's called "Dirty Sand"

 

[Finallysalty80]

I QT'ed the sand in hyposalinity for 71 days.... and now I'm reading it needed to be the full 72 days!

I'm very upset with myself

Nothing good comes from being inpatient in this hobby. Keep a close eye on the other sand grains. This could be an epidemic. In the meantime stock up a 55g drum of prazi and be prepared to QT the rest of the sand and treat.

 

[Dcal]

Oh it's really rare. Got it off the Alibaba auction site

It's called "Dirty Sand"

but fr i like it and want to use for new build lol

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

You should probably move your pistol shrimp.

 

[JCM]

Yellow tangs not reef safe, confirmed.

 

[Just John]

This sounds like one of those new guys who asks for help and when you tell him exactly what to do he says, "OK, I did the opposite."

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

This sounds like one of those new guys who asks for help and when you tell him exactly what to do he says, "OK, I did the opposite."

Or argues.
“I have no idea what I’m doing. Please help!!”
Then proceeds to tell you that you are wrong because they know better.