sandbed help!

[DA fisherman]

what if it is aragonite sand?

Are you talking about live or dry sand?
Or
Sand that you bought or that's in your tank???

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

I opened it from the bag....from a LFS. Would that be considered dry sand?

 

[DA fisherman]

I opened it from the bag....from a LFS. Would that be considered dry sand?

Live sand when you open it still has a bit of water and the sand is mois to keep the bacteria alivet..... While the dry sand is just that dry....
Aragonite is just a type of sand.....

 

[SwimsWithFish]

If you plan on having a shrimp goby or jawfish you will need a deeper sand bed somewhere between 3 and 5 inches. Some wrasses will sleep under the sand as well or hid like the yellow coris.

Do sixlines do that?

 

[SwimsWithFish]

I have noticed it sometimes takes awhile for a thread to show up.

That's the admins checking it.

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

ohh ok then it was dry sand for sure!!

So if I have dry sand.... I am not suppose to be rinsing right?

 

[carey]

If youre starting with dry sand ypu should rinse it before using it. IF it says LIVE SAND on the bag then don't rinse. Do you have a picture of the bagged sand? That would help for sure

 

[BallinCrew10]

Do sixlines do that?

No sixlines don't sleep in the sand. They make a web-like cocoon around themselves and sleep in your LR.

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

What are sixlines?

Carey! its so weird that you replied to one of my threads cause i was looking at other threads and saw you many times haha, but sorry I dont have the bag anymore I threw it away. I mean I rinsed it once. so hope that will be good enough?

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

CaribSea® Aragamax Select Aragonite - Gravel & Sand - Fish - PetSmart

CaribSea® Aragonite Aragamax Oolite - Gravel & Sand - Fish - PetSmart

I am positive! that it was one of these two but not sure which one. I mean I dont think there is a difference either. cause I did pay $20 per bag. But yeah would you rinse these?

 

[BallinCrew10]

A sixline is a type of wrasse.

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

Ohh I see. What should I have as a clean up crew for my 29G tank?

 

[carey]

If it was one of those bags then I would for sure rinse it very well. It will cut back on the days of cloudiness you will have.

 

[mr.sneakysnacky]

Thanks!! too bad I only rinsed it once... haha Carey you are just to awesome! you're like an encyclopedia! haha. I mean I am cycling my tank right now and so far I have a AC 110 for my 29G tank and sand. I waiting on getting 30 pound of LR