Fiji pink adding non live sand?

I have not enough sand. I started adding it slowelly but due to the fact that I have live sand in it already should I add bactera? I am trying to get to the 1lb per gallon and only had about 1/4 of that. I already have it in my tank so removing it is out but I never checked into if this is a good substrate? I have seen allot of people use it. I initially put 60 bls in and need to get it to 220 to have 1 lb per gallon. I was going to do the 40 lb bag slowelly of non live then 40 of live and so on. Good bad or ugly idea?

 

If the tank is already up and running, the addition or lack there of, of live sand is of no importance. The live sand is meant to help kick start a new, unestablished tank. One added bonus of adding it to an existing tank is the fact that it is packed moist making rinsing unneeded. Anytime you add sand to an existing tank you will encounter a few issues, mainly cloudiness(more on this in a sec) and the potential of smothering existing life in the bed.
The cloudiness can be avoided/minimalized by either scooping the new sand into a cup and covering the cup w/ your hand and then bringing the cup to the position you want the sand then removing your hand from the cup. Plastic bags also work. If you do a ziploc bag, just let all the air out so it doesn't bubble and erupt the sand out. Also, make sure you have some sort of mechanical filtration running to collect the loose sand.
The other issue, can be resolved by stirring the new sand into the bed as compared to just pouring it on top. Think of it as rototilling your sand bed. Also, some people will add only some of the sand at a time, say one third of the bed a week or so.

Good luck and happy reefing!!

 

When adding the new sand be sure to move the sand that is in your tank right now, so that you don't suffocate, damage or kill the beneficial bacteria, polychaete worms and microcrustaceans. Do it in sections, so that it is easier for you, disturbs the benthic area of your tank least and places less stress on your livestock.
Having live sand in your tank already allows you to use dry sand which will eventually be overtaken with living organisms becomming live as well.

 

Excellent! I have been putting 6 lbs in a week out of a 40 lb bag. So its really not that muck. I had been placing it on bare spots of the bottom. Should I stir the sand if I put it onto the existing ls? I did the first week put it right on top and said to my wife look its already looking better haha, guess I did more bad then good. I have noticed also That I have not got any pods either dont these come from the sand?

 

Pods usually come from LR, since they hide in the pores of the rock. They also hide in Marcroalgae. Personally, I would not stir up the sand, bacteria will migrate on its own. Be careful not to coverup the existing sand, you are likely to suffocate the existing bacteria. I would gently push the existing sand together and add the new sand around it.