Can I use beach or dune sand for my reef aquarium?
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Greybeard
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Missed the fact that you were in Chile... Hey, if you can't get it any other way, and it is legal, then yeah, I'd collect it. I'd probably try and find a clean patch, underwater, with healthy critters living in it, and put it straight in the tank.
Username in Use said:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/26/florida-high-alert-beaches-run-out-sand/
http://abc7.com/news/residents-to-pay-$31m-for-sand-replenishment-at-malibus-broad-beach/1052962/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/travel/16heads.html
My google-fu is strong
It's a common problem. Storms regularly wash beach sand out to sea, and communities count on nice, sandy beaches to attract the tourists.
username in use
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The statement "most" it's what I had an issue with. Most, do not do that but let the beaches ebb and flow naturally.
CStrickland
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Yeah, where I live it isn't common at all to buy sand. The public beaches couldn't afford it. The ones that do, you can tell. The sand is a darker color, and very uniform in both color and texture. I do think there is still a rule about removing the natural sand, but they didn't catch me 
Bent
I got nothin'
Every beach I've ever been to on the east coast aside from clear water or Tampa does it I thought.
Myrtle
Nags head
Virginia beach
Daytona
Etc.
Missed the fact that you were in Chile... Hey, if you can't get it any other way, and it is legal, then yeah, I'd collect it. I'd probably try and find a clean patch, underwater, with healthy critters living in it, and put it straight in the tank.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/26/florida-high-alert-beaches-run-out-sand/
http://abc7.com/news/residents-to-pay-$31m-for-sand-replenishment-at-malibus-broad-beach/1052962/
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/16/travel/16heads.html
My google-fu is strong
Haha...something to think about!
username in use
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You realize there are thousands of beaches on the east coast alone right? The majority of which are not even easily accessible. Just in my town there are about 50 individual beaches and at least twice that many with direct access. It is not common for any of them to be regularly replenished.
Bent
I got nothin'
Yes, thank you, I realize that. I may be a dumb old redneck, but I ain't special needs.
I thought we were discussing tourist and high traffic beaches based upon this statement:
Tourists don't typically visit PO-dunk beach USA.
Furthermore, how in gods name could someone truck sand to an inaccessible beach?
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username in use
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Greybeard made a sweeping statement that most beaches truck in sand. I merely making the point that most beaches do not truck in sand.
East Hampton, Long Island, where Username is from has what is considered some of the best beaches in the United States. In fact all of the south shore of Long Island is one big sand beach. Some do have sand pumped onto them when erosion gets too bad or a local inlet needs dredging but it isnt often. He is correct, MOST beaches do not truck in sand.
The East End of Long Island, where I am also from, typically has the number one ranked beach according to the yearly survey done by Dr. Beach.
It is hardly PO-Dunk USA Thank you very much...
username in use
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Hey man, do you go to LIRA meetings?
No. Ive only recently started with corals. I have a tank I set up in September/October so its still a babe.
They probably meet up west Im guessing?
username in use
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Commack. Not sure where you are. First Friday of the month. Next month is the last meeting before summer break. We get some really fantastic speakers.
aznflyfisherman
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Most places you cant even walk on sand dunes, so why the hell would you take sand from sand dunes? They are there for a reason.. If your to cheap to buy sand and take it from public beaches or dunes, then you dont need to be in the hobby...imo...
Bent
I got nothin'
By PO-dunk I was talking about the inaccessible beaches that he was referring to in an earlier post.
CStrickland
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Where I live the ocean is also cold. When I collected sand I put it in a bin with tank water and a heater and powerhead for a week. None of the snails survived, and the ammonia got quite high. Since nothing much survived, it would have been easier to just rinse it well. But my local sand is very fine so that makes rinsing difficult also.
