Adding sand/salt

[turboTSI]

I am wondering I bought some aragonite and wa sthinking of adding it to the tank and begin getting things started.... now do u guys recomend rinsing it out first before adding it to the tank or no? and if so should I use the bottled water I have for the tank or is it ok to use my tap water.. although the tap has 20ppm trAtes etc

Next.... obviously I am just adding everything.. now do u guys recomend mixing the salt into the water first like in a seperate jug or can I just add the water and salt and have my powerheads on and be fine since I have along timre for it all to setup?
I know when u do a waterchange u need to mix the salt first.. but I was not sure if I shoudl now since I am just settig it up

Dave

[patsfan1130]

I am wondering I bought some aragonite and wa sthinking of adding it to the tank and begin getting things started.... now do u guys recomend rinsing it out first before adding it to the tank or no? and if so should I use the bottled water I have for the tank or is it ok to use my tap water.. although the tap has 20ppm trAtes etc

Next.... obviously I am just adding everything.. now do u guys recomend mixing the salt into the water first like in a seperate jug or can I just add the water and salt and have my powerheads on and be fine since I have along timre for it all to setup?
I know when u do a waterchange u need to mix the salt first.. but I was not sure if I shoudl now since I am just settig it up

Dave

I would not rinse the sand. You'll need some filtration to "clean it up" or else you'll be staring at a tank full of milk for a while. Just be carefull when adding the "pure" water. pour it over a bowl or place the plastic lid of a salt mix container on top of the sand and then pour the "pure water" over the lid. This will cut down dramatically on the amount of cloudiness that you get. Do not use tap water. It is ok to mix the salt in the tank for your initial setup since there is no livestock.

Mark

[turboTSI]

ok so I should just toss the Carb-Sea Aragonite sand then use a large bowl or something and then add the water.. then add my salt.... now at first all I will have is the heaters and powerheads in there.. I wont have any filtration for a couple weeks prolly but I will be going with a skimmer and 1or2 Xp3's



Dave

[patsfan1130]

ok so I should just toss the Carb-Sea Aragonite sand then use a large bowl or something and then add the water.. then add my salt.... now at first all I will have is the heaters and powerheads in there.. I wont have any filtration for a couple weeks prolly but I will be going with a skimmer and 1or2 Xp3's



Dave

Thats ok. Just let the tank settle for a couple days with no PH. Any cloudiness that you have will settle down and all will be good

Mark

[turboTSI]

ok cool cause I am waiting for my power heads and heaters... so I an toss the water salt and sand in today and let it sit... Iw ill have my powerheads and heater by this friday I would think... then in like 2 weeks I will have a skimmer and possibly my lights... then I will start adding live rock and buying my XP3's sound good?

btw how many pounds of sand will I need in order to dreat a nice bead in my 55g?

Dave