Here's what I would do and I hope I am answering your question.
Purchase sugar fine sand ahead of time. Put it in some kind of container with water and a cup or sand from your tank. Put a small powerhead or airstone in the water and let it age for a week.
It will build up the bio-film and bacteria that we pay so much for when we buy live sand.
A Rubbermaid garbage can works great for this.
This will help with (not eliminate) the cycle and sandstorms.
The reason we get less of a sandstorm from finer grade sand, in the simplest terms, is that finer sand helps break down detritus / mulm faster and more completely.
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/SandBed.php
Originally Posted by Ping
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