"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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NoSpam wrote:
"no-spam" wrote in message
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IMHO, you should just put the live sand alongside with "brand new"
sand without churning and turning in an attempt to mix them
together. Given time, nature will take its course, where organism
from live sand will infiltrate into the new. The idea is to keep
the existing organism as much as possible within its existing
favorable conditions that have kept them alive and to grow
outwards into new territories.

Other experienced reefers may have a different take.

Good luck!

I was wondering if I could mix the LS with the white sterilized
kids playbox sand? And using white Fuji sand. I never had LS
before. Any idea of where I can get a calculator to figure out how
pounds of sand for the size of the tank?

BTW, I live in the City of SD (North Park), where you at?
You want a 3-4" deep sand bed. How ever many bags depends on how big
your tank is. I would measure your tank then bring the detentions to
the store and ask the local fish guy how much you need to make the
DSB. Remember to put your rock in first then add the sand.. you may
also want to rinse the regular sand first before putting it in the
tank. The Sand will cloud up, make sure you have the water
circulating. It will clear up in a couple of days..
Good luck

I read a trick about this. Get a long funnel and use that to apply
sand to the bottom of the tank. And a filter bag tied on the end of
the overflow pipe.
Also, if your adding water to an empty tank, use a dinner plate and
the water will not stir the bottom (if you don't have a sump).