Sand

Discussion in 'New To The Hobby' started by amartinez, Jul 7, 2012.

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  1. amartinez

    amartinez Astrea Snail

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    One of my powerheads left a corner bare and i wanted to know if its ok to add more sand?
     
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  3. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    yeah its perfectly fine aside from cloudy water, a better idea is to move the powerhead so it doesnt continue to happen
     
  4. amartinez

    amartinez Astrea Snail

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    yea i already moved it. should i rinse my sand before putting it in?
     
  5. gabbyr189

    gabbyr189 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Yes. A few times with ro/di, then once with salt water at the end (so you don't throw off your salinity when you add the wet sand).
     
  6. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Also when you add in the sand put it in a small container and slowly and carefully lower the container down to the affected area and slowly and gently pour it in place.
     
  7. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    Just push the sand back?
     
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  9. amartinez

    amartinez Astrea Snail

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    Thank you everybody for the help