New Tropical Tank Setup

[Seansarre]

Hi Im New to all this
I have a Trigon 190 and have just filled it and added 2-3 inches of silica sand. Only after i did this i read that i should of rinsed the sand. Do i have to enpty it all or half or third or will it be cleaned by filter?
My Filter is a aquael unifilter 1000 uv is this adqueate?
Also i have a 200w heater is this adequate for this size tank?

Any help appriecaited.

Thanks

 

[rudfudge]

I tried with sand before and without a good wash the water just wouldnt stay clean. As soon as anything touched it there would be a massive cloud all over the tank. If you can i would empty and wash. And once you think its washed, wash it some more. You also wouldnt want all that sand getting in your filter and ruining your new setup.

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[Seansarre]

Will attempt this tonight and let you know

 

[Mebbid]

I found that a gravel vac is an excellent way to remove sand, especially something like silica sand. But yes, you do need to wash it thoroughly as it will cloud water like crazy.

 

[rudfudge]

You only make the mistake once lol

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[Seansarre]

Lol I hope so just couldn't face it tonight getting on it after work tomorrow

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