need some advice on sand .....

[home wrecker]

whats the best sand (brand an type) to add to an already established tank ....... ??

 

[Bob 1000]

Leave it alone,,,,lol... Bare bottom fan.. Sorry can't help..

 

[home wrecker]

i would if it was all bare bottom but there is very little sand on the bottom right now ......and it doesn't look to appealin to the eye

 

[D1J8Z]

blow all the sand into the back lol

 

[KathyC]

Hey Home, long time no see! Hope things are well, still have your sweet zoas

I'd go with live sand so you don't experience a mini cycle. Not that I have a whole lot of faith in those bags of watery sand..Carib Sea makes them.
Frankly, if you go that way, I'd test for ammonia before adding it to the tank.
I see that Carib Sea (what you will find as 'live sand' in most LFS's) has now changed the way this product is marketed and the sand comes dry and there is a packet of something in there to make it 'live'. I have a bag but haven't attempted to use it yet. I can't imagine that it would suddenly become live by adding the magical packet.

If you're not in a rush, you might want to take a little sand out of your DT, put it in a bucket with the new (dry & rinsed) sand, add SW & a PH and let it seed itself outside of your tank and then add it in. Shouldn't have any mini cycles doing it that way
...oh, and maybe a heater if the room is A/C'd

 

[home wrecker]

will def try that kathy ... will keep u updated on the results .......