~10 days after treatment update

[Tango451]

He is doing well. Has eaten twice; however, he does not react to food. It will stick and he will drop it. If it falls or is placed on his mouth he will eat it. I don't think I will reintroduce the cinnamon clowns who were too hard on him until he starts grabbing food and reacting normally.

Hopefully he continues to do and better

 

[Tango451]

And here's another angle

 

[zooman72]

Wow, looks much better - good luck going forward...

 

[OrionN]

He is looking good. Don't feed him too much.
If you can, add some more sand to the tank.

 

[Tango451]

Thanks zooman!

And thanks Minh - I might go pick up some more sand today or tomorrow - do you know of any negative side effects to adding new sand over an old sand bed or should I stir up the current sand bed first? (I would be adding live sand from the bag)

 

[OrionN]

Add it on top but not a huge amount. I would just add in a mound and let it slowly spead out. Soak new sand in old tank water for a week and this should coat the sand with bacterial well and minimize cloudiness.
Put the sand in a container put it under water and intert the confined where you want the sand. Add up to 2 inches over old sand should cause no die off of the organism in the sand. May even more but I never added more than 2 inches over previous sand

 

[m0nkie]

Add it on top but not a huge amount. I would just add in a mound and let it slowly spead out. Soak new sand in old tank water for a week and this should coat the sand with bacterial well and minimize cloudiness.
Put the sand in a container put it under water and intert the confined where you want the sand. Add up to 2 inches over old sand should cause no die off of the organism in the sand. May even more but I never added more than 2 inches over previous sand

learned something new today! do I need a heater and powerhead for the soaking process?

 

[OrionN]

Not for the sand

 

[Tango451]

Thanks Minh! I never knew to do that before - makes a lot of sense

 

[Tango451]

Add it on top but not a huge amount. I would just add in a mound and let it slowly spead out. Soak new sand in old tank water for a week and this should coat the sand with bacterial well and minimize cloudiness.
Put the sand in a container put it under water and intert the confined where you want the sand. Add up to 2 inches over old sand should cause no die off of the organism in the sand. May even more but I never added more than 2 inches over previous sand

Minh, would this work for dead sand that has been sitting in a dry 5 gallon bucket for over a year (has never been cleaned)? Or is it not worth the risk and I should get new sand?

 

[Tango451]

and by new I mean new live sand*

 

[OrionN]

I rinse it really well. I washed several hinred pound of old sand to use it in my current 320. use a large container and fill it 1/4 full. I used a garden host with those brass sprayer. Use the hose to run the water though the bottome to to of the sand move it around until it is clear. I use a huge trash can and soak the sand in tank water for 1 week. There were no problem for me. once the tank was running, I added sand from several old systems (I used to have 7 ot 8 system). I washes all the sand with garden hose and add the sand to my DT. No problem

 

[asudavew]

Another trick is to fill an empty 2 liter bottle with sand and use that to pour sand into the tank. Keep the mouth under water as the sand is poured out and a lot of the cloudy water will stay in the bottle.

 

[mnchartier]

I've use a length of 1.5-2" PVC and a funnel to pour sand in so it doesn't make a mess.