ADDING SAND TO AN ESTABLISHED REEF TANK!

The Reef Tank needs sand! In this episode I mention a couple ways to add sand to an established reef tank or saltwater aquarium and then show you how I added it to my Reef Tank. This is the second episode in the #ReefTankRebirth series. ReeftankRebirth is a new series I started to share how I am working on bringing this 210 gallon Reef aquarium back to life.
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[@SaltFishTV]

Is it me or does anyone else want to scrape off the coralline on the front glass? 👀 lol. Nice tank man!

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Thanks lol I ran out of time to scrape it off during this video. But I will get it eventually :)

[@rja9784]

@@TheCoralReefTalk what’s the way to get the coralline off of acrylic walls?

[@Nexuhss]

@@rja9784 pray

[@ryandunbar1314]

It’s all I could see It took over my mind. I couldn’t let that get that way especially that nice tank

[@atparium]

That's a nice tank. The deeper sand bed always gives a better look! I usually rinse the sand for established aquariums but it is a bit of a process.

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Thank you so much, I may add some more.

[@dontreply8346]

I just added twenty pounds to my established tank today, make sure to rinse it til it’s mostly clear moving your hand through the bucket along with the hose. Then dump all the water out and use a measuring cup to slowly add the sand to where you want. Then mix the sands together, I used my hands a credit card and a turkey baster. Added a little prime too just in case. So far so good

[@christopherthomson1978]

can't rinse the sand he used as its live sand

[@RobTeeJr]

I use the cup method but I rinse the sand prior to adding to the tank.

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

The cup method definitely worked out.

[@sleepinggiant807]

I love how new sand looks

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Yes it looks so much better now.

[@englishozzie6703]

Hi mate, Thanks for the video. At 2.24 is the dark red stuff on the rocks coraline algee? Cheers.

[@plebentide7597]

If you have added live sand and the tank is cloudy is that dangerous for the fish or more of an inconvenience?

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

More of an inconvenience. It won't hurt anything and should clear up.

[@danielharrold1075]

Interesting tank

[@jvc8947]

I run a deep bed and looking to top it off. Don’t come for me. My NO3 is zero and the talk is 8 years old. I’m concerned with how deep I should clean the sand before topping it off.

[@EmanM45]

You’re not supposed to rinse the sand if it’s wet live send it supposed to put it like that if it’s dry sand that would be different. Then, rinsing would be a good idea

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Yeah when setting up a new tank the wet live sand has beneficial bacteria. That bacteria is beneficial. Rinsing the sand can help with the cloudiness of an established tank but rinsing in fresh water can effect the bacteria. You could rinse in saltwater, but there is enough beneficial bacteria in the tank that overall adding the sand this way was fine. Thanks for watching.

[@arsenioseslpodcast3143]

wtf are you talking about

[@christopherthomson1978]

@TheCoralReefTalk the bacteria in these bags is in the water in the bag not so much the sand. its extremely important to add the water that's in these bags to new tanks especially

[@joycer361]

1 gallon zip lock airtight, open slowly on bottom of tank

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Yes, thank you this is a great tip. Thanks for watching

[@cael7919]

great vid bro!!

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Thanks so much

[@tkordik]

Did you have a diatom bloom after adding?

[@bahamareefer]

So close to 10K‼️

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Thank you so much. We are almost there. Such a huge milestone. Thanks for being apart of it.

[@frankrauche9654]

1. I like to use a clear plexiglass tube with a funnel on top so I can see easily when it's full. 2. Make sure all pumps and power heads are off for a while to let some of the dust settle. :) I don't use reef live sand but I wash the reef fine sand in RO water until mostly clear. :)

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

That's awesome, The clear tube is a great solution, very cool. And absolutely rinsing the small particles etc. Will definitely help it clear faster/ not cloud up. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@cesarjuarez2066]

How long did it take for the tank to clear up ?

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

I did this in the evening and It only took a few hours to clear up and by morning it was super clear. Thanks for the question. What size aquarium are you adding sand to?

[@rhombifer566]

Not trying to be rude but you’re tank sure could used some TLC

[@user-jx2cy2bx5w]

I was going to turn off all my powerheads?

[@andym209]

Yer but least you got all the livein

[@rhondadunn4228]

Next time try pouring the sand in a 5 gallon bucket with salt water and mix it around a little, when it settles then scoop it out with a cup and place it in your tank. That way you don’t have so much soot and the water doesn’t cloud as much.

[@brandonperez6399]

Can anyone help I did my reef tank thought I wanted it to be bare bottom and I set it up that way but now 1 clown and one anemone in and I now want a sand bed for my tank if I add the sand and it clouds will it kill my clown and anemone ???? Or would the be safe

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

The sand clouding the tank when adding will not harm the fish or anemone. You can also rinse the sand and then it won't cloud as much, but if your using live sand and rinse it you will loose the bacteria.

[@kevincurry7654]

Will adding serval pounds of live sand cause a cycle?

[@brandonperez6399]

@@kevincurry7654 it will help cycle your tank but shouldn’t be your main source to cycle the tank try buying live rock that helped me set my Tank up

[@merrittmcdowell8675]

Man o man scrape that coralline!

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

I know right there was so much Coraline in that tank. The new one is more under control. Thanks for watching the video. 😁

[@jvc8947]

Also-who cares about the glass. The actual rocks look good. Us a regular razor blade and cut through that easy. Just rinse the blade frequent to get off any 3D particles

[@Noodleanrgry]

lol Man , after 3 year he cant see his fish anyway with the coralline growth

[@christopherthomson1978]

totally pointless adding live sand to established tank would make no difference also what you missed saying is the bacteria in these type bags is not in the sand mostly but its the water that's in the bag with sand so should always add that water . alot of people empty out the water and just defeated the whole point of it

[@christopherthomson1978]

you ruining a nice tank with that much algae on the glass obviously this hasn't been maintained as much as needed

[@rhombifer566]

Not trying to be rude but your aquarium you some TLC especially if u put it on the Internet

[@TheCoralReefTalk]

Thanks Rob for not being rude. but that's the whole point of sharing my reef . So that you can see the bad and the ugly and not just the good. Things are not always perfect and I don't strive to be perfect. This tank went through a lot in the 5 years it was on KZbin. Feel free to check out more videos.

[@rhombifer566]

No worries 😉

[@rhombifer566]

No worries 😉

[@galinschi_studio]

That tank looks horrible....

[@galinschi_studio]

Reason that kept me away from marine tanks is these type of videos lol....