Sand Rinsing!

[CatsandClowns]

Heyo, I’m starting up a tank very soon. I’ll be using the caribsea arag alive sand since I like the grain size and density. Anyways, does anybody know what kind of bacterial families are found in this bagged sand? I have a feeling it doesn’t do **** in the long term as other dominant bacterial strains take control. So I feel it’s only really important if you begin with purely dry rock, so as to minimize initial shocks. I’ll be starting this setup with purely live rock so I don’t think there’s any bacterial issues with rinsing it, I just don’t want the tank to be cloudy by the time I transfer all my residents over to the new tank.

Also how long is it okay to let this pre rinsed sand sit out, I would like to do this step in advance.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Tahoe61]

I agree, live sand meh, unless it's from a running system.
I rinse the heck out of aragonite, until it runs clear. But I can't stand a cloudy tank, a lot of people just filter the dust out.
I just let it dry.

 

[exnisstech]

I rinse all sand, even live. I didn't rinse live once and it was a mess. I rinse in a bucket with a garden hose. I put several inches in the bucket and use a strong stream of water to stir it, dump the water, rinse again and repeat until the water stays clear.