mr_X
Aquarium Advice Addict
I would hate to not be able to look through the side of my tank!
I would hate to not be able to look through the side of my tank!
You wont need the lights for the cycle anyways and if you have some flow then you should be able to start it up!
If you have easy access to ro/di water then i would rinse in that, if you are buying it then I might go with the tap water. Did you get live sand? If so you arent supposed to rinse it anyway.