Rinsing Sand

[stagger19]

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Hi, Im putting together a 20 gal reef, and picked up some aragamax sand.

Should I rinse this sand until all the fines, and the water runs clear?

The bag says to rinse until the water turns from milky to cloudy and the filtration will remove the rest. Well in my tank im only gonna have Live rock as my filtration, so Im thinking I should get this sand as clear as possible before I add it to the tank.

Any Suggestions?

Thanks in Advance...

 

[atkinsg]

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I rinse my sand, especially when it is very fine with some silt. I just don't like to wait a week for the mess to settle

 

[Ti]

Yeh rinse it till the water is somewhat clear.