Renewing sand? help?

[Dswankbiz]

i have a tank that fully cycled and  so on, i got new LIVE sand from my lfs and want to know can i just swap them out during a water change? it wouldnt start a mini cycle because nothing needs to be cycled...right? if anyone knows this would help me alot. thanks

[seabass]

If it's a new tank, you should be able to replace the sand bed without problems (maybe just a little clouding).  However, extra care needs to be used when removing a much 're mature sand bed.

 

Edit: Sorry, didn't see this was a double post.