sand bed

o0jmadr0x0o · 08-21-2007, 02:47 PM

getting a new tank, same size but drilled, can i move my SSB to my new tank, or should i just get new sand.

if i should get new sand, can i use the sand from my old tank to make a DSB in my fuge?

chazertis · 08-21-2007, 04:13 PM

if you had a shallow sand bed and plenty of sand critters to keep the turnover high, then i don't really see why you need to get new sand. maybe just wash it a bit in saltwater before putting it into the new tank? someone else want to chime in?

o0jmadr0x0o · 08-22-2007, 12:13 AM

anyone else? shallow sand i mean like 1-2" throughout and it hasnt been getting tooooo stirred up in the back i dont think

Will · 08-22-2007, 07:26 AM

I've had quite a few tanks thru the years with deep sand beds and shallow and without. The main thing with a SSB is not to let it collect detrius and become a nutrient sink as SSB's don't process waste like a DSB. If your sand bed is fairly clean , I would surely go ahead and use the sand for the new tank.As it was said above , might wanna give it a quick rinse in saltwater beforehand , you will be surprised at how dirty it really is.

08-21-2007, 02:47 PM	#1
o0jmadr0x0o Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ bergen county Posts: 295 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (0)	sand bed getting a new tank, same size but drilled, can i move my SSB to my new tank, or should i just get new sand. if i should get new sand, can i use the sand from my old tank to make a DSB in my fuge?

08-21-2007, 04:13 PM	#2
chazertis DDS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: WAY upper westside manhattan Posts: 798 Reefer Ratings: (21) Friends: (1)	if you had a shallow sand bed and plenty of sand critters to keep the turnover high, then i don't really see why you need to get new sand. maybe just wash it a bit in saltwater before putting it into the new tank? someone else want to chime in? __________________ be the flame not the moth http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/...uare-tank.html

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08-22-2007, 12:13 AM	#3
o0jmadr0x0o Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ bergen county Posts: 295 Reefer Ratings: (6) Friends: (0)	anyone else? shallow sand i mean like 1-2" throughout and it hasnt been getting tooooo stirred up in the back i dont think

08-22-2007, 07:26 AM	#4
Will Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Long Island Posts: 52 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	I've had quite a few tanks thru the years with deep sand beds and shallow and without. The main thing with a SSB is not to let it collect detrius and become a nutrient sink as SSB's don't process waste like a DSB. If your sand bed is fairly clean , I would surely go ahead and use the sand for the new tank.As it was said above , might wanna give it a quick rinse in saltwater beforehand , you will be surprised at how dirty it really is.