live sand, out of water

"wolf" " wrote in message
k.net...
no, im relocating my tank, i siphoned it up on the 28th, im
wondering how long i have until i need to start worrying about
losing the bio in it.


Like sitting in a bucket? I wouldn't give it more than a day. Perhaps
not even that. After that, the bacteria and what ever other living
material in the sand will begin dying, and will result in an ammonia
explosion when re-introduced. If the container you placed it in was
filtered, heated, and subjected to water changes, you might be fine.
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