adding new sand?

I just replaced my crushed coral with live sand over the weekend and the sand storm only lasted a few hours. I turned off my power head for an hour while it settled. By the that night it began to clear and the next morning was clear.
 
ok, cool, that helped me out, i hope it helps others to,
thanks shane
 
Though I was wondering.....Do I still clean the sand with the vacuum like I would my freshwater tank, or should I just skim the top of the sand. In other words...Do I push the vac down into the sand? Will I lose any sand?
 
No, all you do, if needed, is very very lightly vac the top...

If you provide a nice low flow over the sand bed, you will never have a need to vac the sand as i always believe its a last resort thing to do....

Niko
 
YES I HAVE GOOD FLOW OVER MY SAND. THANX NIKO
 
BY THE WAY.....I USED OCEAN DIRECT CARIBBEAN LIVE SAND. ANY PROS OR CONS?
 
in Hawaii i cannot order things like live sand or live rock... and all the lfs has is crushed coral. If i wanted to switch to sand i would have to either take from the beach or buy from somewhere like home depot... any suggestions? i am thinking about switching over. is it safe to take from the beach? is it clean?
 
Some people have used play sand or even pool filter sand in their tanks. The concern here would be silicates, but at least those are cheaper alternatives for you.
 
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