Crushed Coral for new tank

[robvia]

Do I need to rinse crushed coral before I put it in my tank? Nothing in the tank yet.
I would think yes.

Should I just use a regular kitchen stainer and tap water to do this? Should I buy a new one just for this job? Any one I have already has been through the dishwasher and I would think would be suspect to add some detergants to the water that I would not want.

Thanks,
Rob

[N2DEEP]

Is this going to be a FO tank or reef? I would not go CC if its going to be a reef tank. detrius will get stuck in between CC causeing high nitrAtes

[Ninong]

I'm not a fan of crushed coral but some folks like it for fish-only tanks. You can rinse it just about any way you choose. I wouldn't worry about the strainer at all.