Marine sand can be reused

[LauHau]

Have anyone try reusing their used marine sand for planted tank? any side effect

[Fuzzy]

If its aragonite sand, which is mainly calcium carbonate you may experience high pH levels.

Just make sure you wash it thoroughly to remove all the salt, and you should be ok assuming you're not growing plants that need low pH levels.

[LauHau]

OK tks, but do I need to put them under the sun first, dry then reuse or can reuse immediately after washing

[blackconvoy]

i reused my marine for freshwater before.. i tell you, the water wasted washing it throughly like nobody business.. haha

[LauHau]

Bro you meant not worth it, must buy new one better? water now also expensive, everything expensive now

[felix_fx2]

He means alot water will be wasted.
My 2 & 3 Ft both are garden soil mixed with playsand. I washed like a madman

[Fuzzy]

The Sudo "Real Black" Sand I am currently using also took a TON of washing to get the water to run clear.

The most efficient way to wash sand/gravel is to use a fine mesh sieve and rinse through it, the old bucket of water, swish around, pour out then refill method uses too much expensive water now.

[LauHau]

ha ha ha, tks like tat the water more expensive than the sand liaow

[eddy planer]

Hi bro,

Marine sand will have to dump if any one of your corals or any fauna had died,its simply contain of highly decomposed toxins will kill every new faunas and corals even if you wash several times.

I used to keep marine and i gave up when just 1 coral or 1 fauna died, every corals and fauna died within one day!

If i were you, i go for new bag of sand to avoid unnecessary waste of water to wash over and over and over again, time and backaches!

Believe me, i gone through this before.That why this already kill my interest of keeping marine set up.

[blackconvoy]

Bro you meant not worth it, must buy new one better? water now also expensive, everything expensive now

like bro eddy planner said, IMO buy new sand cheaper and 'safer'

[Fuzzy]

Hi bro,

Marine sand will have to dump if any one of your corals or any fauna had died,its simply contain of highly decomposed toxins will kill every new faunas and corals even if you wash several times.

I used to keep marine and i gave up when just 1 coral or 1 fauna died, every corals and fauna died within one day!

If i were you, i go for new bag of sand to avoid unnecessary waste of water to wash over and over and over again, time and backaches!

Believe me, i gone through this before.That why this already kill my interest of keeping marine set up.

Marine tanks have come quite a long way as far as technology is concerned though. The newer generation of protein skimmers are very effective, having total tank crashes from fauna dying is not as common now with a well thought out setup.

Of course certain fauna are tank bombs and will very easily wipe out a tank especially a 2ft or smaller if they get stressed out or die, like Anemones or some Boxfish/Cowfish and Sea cucumbers.

I agree though that reusing marine sand is more trouble than its worth, keeping white sand clean is a nightmare too.

[felix_fx2]

I agree though that reusing marine sand is more trouble than its worth, keeping white sand clean is a nightmare too.

I very much agree with that bro, i mixed my sand with soil after my fauna (namely loaches don't ask me haha) keep digging out soil.