Bad Sand?

[Frank Patano]

Guys, quick question, I used to have a 125 gallon tank , moved and put the sand from that tank in to two 5 gallon buckets thinking I would be setting up a tank fairly quickly. Fast forward 3 yrs and I have that same sand sitting in those buckets, I'm assuming still with some of the old water from the tank.

Will this be ok to add to my new tank?

 

[andyg1960]

I would start with all new sand.

 

[Aqua fire/medic]

I would start with all new sand.

Agreed..... Just go with new sand. It will save you a headache.

 

[rayn]

Go new. I can't even remember ever reusing sand, even if I just moved the tank across the house for some reason. Sand is cheap enough in this hobby to start over and not have the headache

 

[Frank Patano]

Thank you guys for the input. I will go with all new sand

 

[rbtwo4]

+1 new sand