Best way to clean sand?

[mapleredta]

I got Rostato's 12g eclipse and I wanted the black sand that was in it. I put the tank in the tub and just let the water run for about 20 mins. Water became pretty clear that way. Is there anything special I need to do other then just repeating this process? This will be a future seahorse tank so I want to make sure I do things the proper way. Any help sure would be appreciated!

 

[weaglereefer]

Nah, that should be enough, though if it was established, make sure that you allow time for a cycle as there may be some die off from the bacteria and micro-fauna that are generally present in established systems. I would set the tank up with some live rock and go through the normal cycle (dead shrimp, etc) and you should be good to go.

 

[mapleredta]

Cool. Thank you for that info. The tank sat outside under the portch for 3 days when it was about 40 degrees. Pretty safe to say everything that was alive is dead after that. I did find 3" bristle worm that was dead when I was cleaning the sand.

 

[rostato]

Yeah I had some huge bristle worms I cleaned out of the sand before I even gave it to you.

 

[mapleredta]

rostato;426543 wrote: Yeah I had some huge bristle worms I cleaned out of the sand before I even gave it to you.

Ha. wow, I found what looked like a tiny piece of a birdsnest skeleton.

 

[rostato]

ya, you'll find lots of that, and starry night... I had a few frags fall behind rocks that I just leyt go....