Waste on live sand

[Mattdren15]

I am moving tanks right now. When I poured the live sand from my previous tank into the tank im setting up, the waste from all the sand has now settled as a top layer. It looks horrible. Any advise?

 

[christpuncher]

My advice would be to use new sand, but that's just me.

 

[Mopar Reefer]

How old is the sand that you transferred? If it is older than a few years I agree with the above poster, new sand.

 

[boilermaker1]

syphon it off. you'll lose some sand, but if you can get the hose at the right level, you'll just pull the junk off.