Ohio BigDog
WHAT PORCH ?
well looking around but no great bargains
?best place for lots of sand?
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cap23244
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http://www.aquatictech.com/livestock.html in clev area.
Cultured Live Sand $25.00 a 20lb bag or $40.00 for 2-20lb bags
that probley the cheapest.
Cultured Live Sand $25.00 a 20lb bag or $40.00 for 2-20lb bags
that probley the cheapest.
princesuhaib
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check your pm
DiscoReefRover
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petsmart 30lbs of reef grade or oolite for 19.99 dont mess with that wet live crap its a bunch of bull!!!
DiscoReefRover
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Try reading up I would love for you to explain how BACTERIA is still living in a airtight bag with no oxygen ...sitting in a box with no light for god knows how long ...yes there is a date on the bags ...I used to sell the stuff ..... I have recieved them frozen solid .. practicly on fire in the summer .... Also I am not into buying 20 pounds of water and sand .. Id rather buy 20 pounds of sand for half the price and get a good starter cup from one of my Bros's..... further more I have read several articles on just this topic I really wish I could remember where they were I would refrence them ............But I really dont care that much ...Its my opinion I think I still can have those ....Right
where did you get your information from ....the bag ??? the only bacteria in those bags is dead bacteria ..which still can be benificial in helping your ammonia cycle ...... but thats all .....IMO
where did you get your information from ....the bag ??? the only bacteria in those bags is dead bacteria ..which still can be benificial in helping your ammonia cycle ...... but thats all .....IMO
DiscoReefRover
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Sorry to the OP as Debates like this can happen ...I was just giving my thoughts and pointing out a great deal on sand as you requested ...
Sean
Sean
cap23244
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if you want to drive to tiffin ohio i know someone who has sand/ rock/ some corals. he just broke down a 360gallon this week end
he had a for sale add on here a while ago his user name is winland. he probley has over 300 pounds of rock left. i know he had a couple of 5 gallon buckets of sand. poss more. he was selling the rock out of his sump first for like 1.50 a pound and 2-2.50 for the rock in his tank. i just got back from there today. i bought fish and corals. that was one of my 2 trips i already made
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1641125
http://www.traccentral.org/Forum/tabid/53/ptid/427/threadid/4039/forumtype/posts/Default.aspx
he had a for sale add on here a while ago his user name is winland. he probley has over 300 pounds of rock left. i know he had a couple of 5 gallon buckets of sand. poss more. he was selling the rock out of his sump first for like 1.50 a pound and 2-2.50 for the rock in his tank. i just got back from there today. i bought fish and corals. that was one of my 2 trips i already made
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1641125
http://www.traccentral.org/Forum/tabid/53/ptid/427/threadid/4039/forumtype/posts/Default.aspx
serpentman
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Whether is live or not, IMO, its still not worth it. Not to start a debate but the presence of bacteria alone doesn't guarantee much since several strains of non-nitrifying bacteria wil also thrive in wet conditions. Although I am sure some nitrobacter are present, unless you are using the proper gram negative stains its hard to say exactly whats there and in what concentration.
Given the exponential growth of nitrifying bacteria in the presence of a nutrient source, either way, I would venture that you will have the same bacterial population within a few days if you start with "sterile" sand. Since sand is sold by the pound, I would much rather pay for sand, not water.
Given the exponential growth of nitrifying bacteria in the presence of a nutrient source, either way, I would venture that you will have the same bacterial population within a few days if you start with "sterile" sand. Since sand is sold by the pound, I would much rather pay for sand, not water.
serpentman
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Your best and cheapest bet is to try and find true calcium carbonate tropical playsand like Southdown. However, in these parts, its hard to find. I have had good luck with the CaribSea brand.
DiscoReefRover
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I also use the caribsea dry sand and seed it with a mature tank. I just sarted a tank three weeks ago. 90 lbs dry sand and one cup of mature sand from my other tank and in three weeks already have bubbles and all kinds of critter tunnels throught the whole bed so I wouldn't waste the money on the wet stuff. I have done an ebtire tank with it before and didn't have the same result as above
Ohio BigDog
WHAT PORCH ?
wow well sounds like a trip to petsmart they have 40 lbs dry for 26 bucks thanks every one . :strooper:
