So I bought Chris's 200gal and the 350lbs of sand that goes with it. The sand is packed in a couple 5gal buckets, rubbermaid totes and what ever else we could find. Anyways, whats the best way to deal with the die off, or smelly areas(?anaerobic?) of sand without drying it? Most of the sand still has a layer of water on top, will keeping it this wet benefit anything?

Should I freshwater rinse and make sure it gets stirred really well while rinsing it and then use it, or should I just put it in the tank and stir it really well while the tank is full/filling and run lots of carbon. What other options do I have for making the sand usable. My plan is to hopefully get the tank in the house and start filling by next weekend.

cs