water change, washing sand

[ridzwan21]

hi bros.. anyone can share with me wat's the most convenient and correct way to wash sand and do a water change? cos fishes can swim on my living room floor wheneva i do a water change.. a bit exagerating but guess u all got it..

thx thx...

[delirium]

Put sand in pail fill with water. Swoosh it about. Pour out dirty water. Rinse and repeat till water is clear. Get backache and sand stuck in fingernails. Thats how i do it.

Water change better somebody else reply cos i half year no change water.

[ridzwan21]

Put sand in pail fill with water. Swoosh it about. Pour out dirty water. Rinse and repeat till water is clear. Get backache and sand stuck in fingernails. Thats how i do it.

Water change better somebody else reply cos i half year no change water.

haha! ok.. thats how i do it too... thx thx.

[xersion]

nv wash ur sand with tap water.. if not the sand will become dead liao

[ridzwan21]

thx.. but is it ok if i dont wash the sand at all?

[xersion]

ya.. no problem at all

[hammy]

thx.. but is it ok if i dont wash the sand at all?

yes u should not wash ur sand if u are talking about live sand like those aragonite sand with live bacteria, package with seawater.

if u are talking about those coral chip at grade 0 for substrate , i would advice u to wash ur sand as clean as possible using tap water. they are dead anyway.

if u had set up ur tank already , normally we dun wash our substrate when we are changing water , too much of a hassle.

[mansiz]

No, do not wash your sand as they contain beneficial bacteria. Live sand and live rock is the same thing, something live is living on them and not the sand is alive. Even if you are using dead sand, they will become alive once established. Sand is a very good place for BB to live in. If you wanted to wash your sand because they are dirty, don't do it. Get cleaning crews to help you, black sea cucumber, shrimps, conches, all these are great cleaners.

[ridzwan21]

No, do not wash your sand as they contain beneficial bacteria. Live sand and live rock is the same thing, something live is living on them and not the sand is alive. Even if you are using dead sand, they will become alive once established. Sand is a very good place for BB to live in. If you wanted to wash your sand because they are dirty, don't do it. Get cleaning crews to help you, black sea cucumber, shrimps, conches, all these are great cleaners.

ouh thx.. so do u mean i just dump my powdery G 3 sand into my tank? and if the water turns cloudy, will the clouds disappear on its own? thanks..

[xersion]

is that a new sand? if its new sand then u got to rinse it first.. u nv know whats it contains.. however if its ur old sand there is no point in taking out the sand in the first place

[ridzwan21]

is that a new sand? if its new sand then u got to rinse it first.. u nv know whats it contains.. however if its ur old sand there is no point in taking out the sand in the first place

yup its new.. ok got it.. thx a lot.. really appreciate it..

[Achilles Tang]

Yes, new sand should be washed. Do a search on #1 sand, there's an old post with pix showing the shocking stuff that can be found during a wash!

Sand from an established tank should never be washed in tap water.

[pingpong]

yup its new.. ok got it.. thx a lot.. really appreciate it..

i wash my new grade 1 'dead' sand... on first rinse the water turned slightly blackish and the water smells funny...........i rinse till water is clear...keke...........

[ridzwan21]

i wash my new grade 1 'dead' sand... on first rinse the water turned slightly blackish and the water smells funny...........i rinse till water is clear...keke...........

ok.. thx.. i've added my unwashed g3 sand into the tank.. all seems ok.. but think its still too early to say.. will just pray for the best.. haha