I stay in NYC for work most of the week. Last night I had to go to my daughter?s school, when I got home first thing I checked was the tank. Opened my stand and there water on the bottom coming from my 30 gallon tank that I converted into a sump (seam broken). I also have a 10 gallon tank that I use as a refugium with I would say roughly 60 lbs. of sand for a deep sand bed.
To make a long story short I had to go buy a new tank to use as a sump, remove all equipment and transfer into new tank. In order to remove my old sump, I had to empty out my refugium and of course remove all the sand. When I removed the sand it has a very strong sulfur odor to it and some areas were dark and almost black.
At this time I just put my chaeto into my new sump and do not have a refugium setup. But I would like to get it online as soon as possible. My question to you guys is, can I rinse out this sand and reuse it for a deep sand bed? I would rather not have to buy new sand if there is a way to cycle it again.
Thanks,
Mario
To make a long story short I had to go buy a new tank to use as a sump, remove all equipment and transfer into new tank. In order to remove my old sump, I had to empty out my refugium and of course remove all the sand. When I removed the sand it has a very strong sulfur odor to it and some areas were dark and almost black.
At this time I just put my chaeto into my new sump and do not have a refugium setup. But I would like to get it online as soon as possible. My question to you guys is, can I rinse out this sand and reuse it for a deep sand bed? I would rather not have to buy new sand if there is a way to cycle it again.
Thanks,
Mario