How to clean sand ???

[Curtis1]

Hello, I just bought a set-up and tore it down. The sand smelled like sewer. How's the best way to clean it ????

[stingythingy45]

Well,lots of folks in the hobby replace the sand after a move.
But that can be quite expensive with a 180 gallon tank.
I would just keep rinsing it out and soaking it with ro water and then spread it out on a tarp and let it dry in the sun.

[patsfan1130]

Personally. I would not use it. start with new sand and use a cup "mature" sand from a reputable LFS or fellow reefer to seed it. This will take any guesswork out of potential problems down the road.

My 2 cents

[mille239]

Marc (Melev) has a great walkthrough on his site:

http://www.melevsreef.com/rinsing_sand.html

[saltydude]

Go barebottom

[reefscape15]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14830858#post14830858 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltydude
Go barebottom

More like Blah-bottom:) Just kidding, but i really prefer the look or sand in a tank.

[Sisterlimonpot]

rinse it in a bucket and reuse it.

[luther1200]

I would say it depends on just how bad it is. If its got black clumps and stuff like that. I wouldn't use it if it were me.

[saltydude]

I like sand as well, but I had to many problems with it. It is now being covered with star polyps so it is a shag carpet of sorts. Going retro:)

[mille239]

If it's really bad (black clumps, etc...) just soak it in some bleach water for a spell, then follow the rinse/bucket method, spread it out to dry, and you should be as good as new sand.

[Curtis1]

Thanks everyone. There were no black clumps or anything that bad. The walkthru at Melevs, was pretty much what I was going to try to do. I have also been thinking of going BB, but like the look of the sand better, and just hated to throw it away.

[tkeracer619]

I run it through a plastic spaghetti strainer to pull out all the crushed coral, shells, bark, ect. Then put it into a container with some bleach water and let it soak for a day. Remove, rinse, and dry out. Sand is better then new.