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Veni vidi vici
05/15/2014, 06:40 PM
So im getting ready to aquascape my new 120 and I currently have a all the former LR that was in my 125.... YEARS ago, also a 5 gallon bucket of sand that is still wet from my shallow sand bed that was also in my 125..YEARS ago, and I was wondering.
Im going to be cycling my tank here shortly ,is there any reason that I should should wash ,rinse,clean..... either of the two?
I opened up the bucket of sand expecting a wretched smell of death and to my surprise,nothing. Granted i havent stirred it yet,but even so. Is there a reason I shouldnt use it as is?
TIA

Mark...
05/15/2014, 06:58 PM
As someone cleaning old rock, I say buy new. I've been cooking and cleaning 7 year old rock from an old aquarium for months and cant get the phosphate out. Its worth buying new, then fighting algae for months...