Adding Sand to Existing Biocube

[Ahanix]

I have a biocube 14 with a sugar grain sandbed (2") I want to pick up a jawfish this week, and need to buy some coarse sand. Can I just add it in all at once, or do I have to add it over the course of a few weeks?

 

I have sand I pulled out of my tank two weeks ago that I could add in, but I don't know if adding live sand with die-off back into my tank would crash my tank.

 

 

Thanks.

[lakshwadeep]

You can add dry sand without any problem.

[kgoldy]

You can add dry sand without any problem.

 

Even if covering sediment or hair algae? I'm thinking of adding coarse sand before I fill up w permanant livestock.

[evokid511]

here is my thread asking basically the same question, good answers also hope it helps

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=238406

[lakshwadeep]

Covering the existing bed shouldn't be a big problem; I'm not sure what you meant by hair algae. Also, you don't need extremely coarse sand like crushed coral.

[streetsong]

I just did the exact same thing last week- added some dry coarse sand for my jawfish. No problems at all!

[kgoldy]

Covering the existing bed shouldn't be a big problem; I'm not sure what you meant by hair algae. Also, you don't need extremely coarse sand like crushed coral.

 

Checked w my LFS and it turns out my sand is coarse enough already. I trust the advice because the guy convinced me NOT to buy more sand from him. Haha.

 

I can't think of the grain size on the bag I already have in there...

 

As far as the hair algae, it's just green fuzzy stuff that's growing up in little shoots anywhere the light shines. I assumed it was a common thing since I've seen it on the forum a few times. (I've got a major bloom after my diatom bloom went away, and just got my first CUC members to take care of it today).