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akish5

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My biocube 29 has been cyclin for a week and since I can never leave things be I wanted to add about another 10 pounds of live sand to the tank to bring the sand to about a inch and a half. Will this cause a problem with the cycle or should it be ok?

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Depends on what you mean by 'cause a problem.' It may make the cycle go longer, but it is not like it will er, 'kill' a cycle, whatever that means.

 

If you are going to add it anyways, just chuck it in now.

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alanwest09872

Use a PVC Pipe and pour it down that. That way you dont have a ton floating around. Also strongly suggest washing the sand first.

 

you just mix up 5 gallons of saltwater for every 10 pounds of sand.

Pour 10 lbs into a bucket and 1 gallon of saltwater. mix it the best you can dump out the water and just keep doing it over and over again. Till you get most of the fine stuff out. That way you dont have any sandstorms

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