I'm really in need of some advice here. I am in the process of setting up a reef tank. I do not have any live rock in yet. I am also establishing a refugium that I initially seeded with 120 lbs of live sand and has been in the process of cycling. I normally have the two connected via a pump and gravity return back to the main tank (a Red Sea Max 130D). Today I disconnected them to repair a PVC drip. About twelve hours later I discovered that my digital thermometer had dropped into the refugium, leaking some corroded metals into the refugium. The tanks are currently not connected and I am 90% sure that the thermometer dropped in after I disconnected them.
Do I need to throw everything in the refugium out (120lbs of live sand)? Should I just wash the sand and remove all the water. The main tank has the ability to filter with carbon and GFO, but I haven't connected them. Please help!!!!
Do I need to throw everything in the refugium out (120lbs of live sand)? Should I just wash the sand and remove all the water. The main tank has the ability to filter with carbon and GFO, but I haven't connected them. Please help!!!!