can i clean old LS

[scarf_ace1981]

i've had LS that of course is now dead sitting in a bucket for a week. how can i go about cleaning it so i can use it later?

 

[fishguttz]

I reccomend tossing it, otherwise; I would boil it for twenty+ minutes.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

'boil it' it is.

 

[ShaunW]

I reccomend tossing it, otherwise; I would boil it for twenty+ minutes.

You could also bake it after the boil. Baking it will remove any stored phosphates/nitrates.

But your apartment/house is going to SMELL! :headache: :wink1: :skull: after such a process so keep the windows open. I would also have a phosphate/nitrate test kits ready for afterwards. You could even consider cooking it (the process that DOESN'T require heat), like that which is done to live rock.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

But your apartment/house is going to SMELL! :headache: :wink1: :skull: after such a process.

can't be as bad as the smell from the LR i'm curing. can it. that stuff stinks.

 

[alrha]

have you considered saute'ing it in a white wine sauce?

 

[ShaunW]

can't be as bad as the smell from the LR i'm curing. can it. that stuff stinks.

It could be much worse, depending on how old it is and how many critters are still present within.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

have you considered saute'ing it in a white wine sauce?

are you serious Al. LOL

It could be much worse, depending on how old it is and how many critters are still present within.

true. i managed to take out all the snails, i think. it's been sitting in a bucket for a week now.

 

[SlamaJama]

its gonna reek so bad...for the cost of new sand, for me, not worth using the old LS, dump it.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

ok i guess so

 

[Chris5]

Omg Noooooo dont use it....Ever hear of the term hydrogen sulfide/sulfite? it will crash your entire tank,...Do yourself a favor and get some fresh sand.....You will benefit more in the future if you do it the right way....:grouphug:

Trust me i know, i got some used sand and in about 6 months my tank went down down down hill, inverts died, corals perished....was a long road to my tank lookin the way it is now....:skull:
Hence my signature under my name, Born again Reefer....2 of the more uncommon things i battled while in this hobby, 1. Hydrogen sulfide in the sand, 2.Green Tank Syndrome.....

 

[Quang]

My mom has used old sand but they were washed and dried for a year before putting them back into the tank. I agree with everyone, just toss it dude.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

ok ok ok. got it. toss it.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

now i'm worried because when i got my 30, zumbi removed all the sand and when i got home i dumped it all back in. i wonder if i will have problems later on.

 

[charile1]

Scarf, I've done worst. I'm using sand from my old cichlid tank.

Check with Wingo on how to clean the sand. He has done it before.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

tom i don't think that is a problem as FW sand doesn't have as much life in it.

well there's nothing i can do w/ my 30xh now but wait and see if my tank will crash.

 

[VJ&POOPS]

have you considered saute'ing it in a white wine sauce?

albert you beat me to it ...I was going to suggest frying it.....:biglaugh:

Sorry John....I didn't think all those things were possible with LS....get new LS...

John....I guess you have to keep it alive to reuse it...remember I got the other portion from Kevin's tank and I have not had any problems, it's mixed with mine

 

[nycitaliano9]

scarf you got me scared now lol i mix the dead sand you gave me with my sand that was alive and didnt boil it i just cleaned it with my water.

 

[scarf_ace1981]

^^no that wasn't LS just regular sand