Goblin072,
The possibility that the LS collected from the ocean has Ich cysts is extremely remote. I have yet to see a sick fish on the reefs I've snorkeled or dove. I also have bought 100s of pounds of live sand in the past and never had an ought break of any pathogen.
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assuming it did have ich cysts I planned on just putting it in a empty tank for a few weeks so any ich would die off. Someone told me that if you put a small amount of water from a fish system into it each day it would trick any dormant ich out of hiding and into a free swimming state. He said fish hormones in the water signal them to hatch out.
any truth to this? |
This belongs in the annals of the Urban Legend. No there is no truth to that fable.
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| I plan on adding about a inch of LIVE to my Dead sand to seed it. If I make the total sand bed 5 inches deep will I get a layer of anerobic microbes that could help take nitrates out? |
The short answer is, yes, you will get a layer of anerobic bacteria for
Nitrate removal. You are on the right track.
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| Right now my FS maintanence person gravel vacs my sand just about all the way to the botton. It keeps the sand white but not sure that the best thing to do. |
That is not the best thing to do. Gravel vacuuming will take the sand stirrers out and into the filter. Stop him from doing that especially after you raise the level to 5". A good depth, by the way.
I do have a question. What type of gravel is in there now?
Dick
