New sand question

[thesoulpatch]

I will be setting up my tank soon and noticed sand is on sale right now. If I buy some rinse it then toss it all in a tote and store it in my basement over the next few months. Will it get nasty if not fully dried out, or will it be okay?

I'm looking at doing about 120 lbs of sand.

 

[get-salty]

Hey welcome to the saltier side !

What type of sand are you looking into? Most common one is the caribsea fiji pink and those are live reef sand - you dont rinse, just add it into the tank when you are ready for the setup.

 

[thesoulpatch]

It's special grade. I don't want live sand as it comes to cloudy, even with the packet inside. That why i was gonna buy dry sand rinse it and store it. I just was curious if it will get gross if let in a tote wet.

 

[BryanM]

Why not just buy it, store it, and rinse it when you want to put it in the tank?

 

[Fish Fan]

Agreed, buy it now, store it, and rinse it well before use

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I agree with everyone else, I would just buy it and store it til you are ready to use it