jolt Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I think I may have had some dinoflagellates on my sandbed, which may be at least part of the source of ongoing coral unhappiness. Yesterday I siphoned off quite a bit of sand. I put the sand in a container of RODI water for now. My sandbed is not deep to begin with, so I'd like to know if there is a safe method to recycle that sand back into my tank while not re-introducing any dinos or other algea that was in the mix. Anyone got a suggestion how to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrEnuf Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I would think you could treat it as new sand and just "wash" it until it stoped clouding the water. But be careful, jacking with too much sand at once could also cause a mini cycle. You can fill a container and top it, then sink to bottom of tank upside down and remove top to prevent cloud storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bogdan Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I used to literally boil the siphoned sand in an old pot before returning to tank but now just wash it well several times and keep recycling every couple months without any ill effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Thanks guys. I will give it a good rinsing and reintroduce it carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I agree with Bogdan, just boil it and rinse it after boiling. You can be sure it will all be dead that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Sand is not too expensive. I always just bought more sand, rinsed, and slowly replaced what was siphoned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Maybe I can get a good deal on some at RCA this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 I should add that the GOOD NEWS is that so far the suspected dinos do not appear to be coming back in the siphoned areas .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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