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I agree we will all never agree but I will say I’ve always used Caribsea arag- alive and I’ve not rinsed it and on the upgrade tank I did rinse it.The OP didn't state what sand they are using. Bagged dry, bagged wet with bacteria, old, new, etc. Sort of matters.
Then again you will get all kinds of answers none of which we will agree upon as we all have our own methods. I would not recommend rinsing bagged, wet, sand with bacteria. If you did it would be a waste of money since you are paying the premium for "bacteria" or whatever is in the bag. For example this sand:
CaribSea - Special Grade Arag-Alive! Reef Sand
DrysandI agree we will all never agree but I will say I’ve always used Caribsea arag- alive and I’ve not rinsed it and on the upgrade tank I did rinse it.
2 things and then I’m out ,
1. This sand is cheaper than most options if purchased online through Petco when sales run. At least for my experience.
2. I will never not rinse new sand again! The first tank was nothing but clouds of dust with a sand burrowing wrasse even after 2 years and lots of sand vacuuming. The upgraded tank I rinsed it and it took forever but well worth it. A year later and still dust free.
I would only use rodi water but others may think differently I also would just buy new instead of old but can't say if the old sand would hurt anything or notI know this thread died a while back, But i have a question about rinsing old sand that was stored for about 7 years ago originally from a tank i had set up, now I'm getting back in the hobby but don't know if its ok to rinse the sand with just a garden hose (tap water) or do i have use R/O water to do so and do i have to wait for the sand to dry if i use just a garden hose
I rinsed my sand in tap water and did one final rinse in ROI know this thread died a while back, But i have a question about rinsing old sand that was stored for about 7 years ago originally from a tank i had set up, now I'm getting back in the hobby but don't know if its ok to rinse the sand with just a garden hose (tap water) or do i have use R/O water to do so and do i have to wait for the sand to dry if i use just a garden hose