Reusing sand

[Ribo15]

Hey guys, I have a tank that’s only been running for about 3 months but was all set up using very well established rock and is quite diverse already. I am considering an upgrade to a bigger tank 6’ 180 to an 8’ 240 do you think I could move the sand straight over with out too much consequence? My sand bed is about 2”

 

[James M]

You can use it but I would rinse it all before adding it to the new tank

 

[Ribo15]

Just to rid it of detritus? Or what would the concern be?

 

[Hugh Mann]

As I understand it, it would be the built up detritus that can cause ammonia spikes and other nastiness.

Save a few handfuls to seed the sand and rinse the heck out of it until it comes clean.

I took all the sand out of my tank, and even though I vacuumed it weekly, it was still super nasty.

 

[Dbichler]

Rinse it like you would new sand or slightly more and your fine done it 3 times no bad experience.

 

[samnaz]

Rinse it really well and you should be fine.