"Live sand" in the bag...

[iSeeMax101]

Live or not so live? No constant air would probably cause the beneficial bacteria to die. Am I onto something or nah? Just need enough for my 50 cube but don't want to drop in something that will be packed with nitrates, nitrites or ammonia.

Thoughts?

 

[m0nkie]

I think they are live as long as it's still wet inside.. not too sure, but there's an expiration date though.

I bought live sand on my first tank because the LFS sold them to me.. since then, I've been using dry sand. no differences..

I think live sand actually needs to be rinsed more because of all the white stuff inside..

 

[iSeeMax101]

I mean, I usually set up tanks with BIO-Spira in the past. Always with great success using about 1.5 the amount recommended. That seems to set the tank straigh and avoids the cycle completely but using wet sand in a bag just seems a little risky since I usually never use anything wet (Dead rock and dead sand and I add nitrifying bacteria myself) to avoid hitchhiker's.

 

[iSeeMax101]

Tony is that you lol

 

[m0nkie]

freaking Chris

 

[m0nkie]

I've started every tank with Dr Tims and dry rocks. dry sand/ wet sand.. both had a small cycle of 2 weeks.. no ammonia, some nitrite and then nitrate

 

[iSeeMax101]

Man you gotta use the Bio-spira. I've avoided cycles completely on last 3 tanks including my 1,000g

 

[iSeeMax101]

I gotta stop by your pad dude and see everything that you've done. Looks like you are in over your head with tanks now :headwally: I told you it's super addicting. I had to step away for a long time. If my gf didn't catch this octopus I would have never come back till I could afford my 3,500g dream tank. Since she wanted to keep the Octo she is the one paying for the entire reef haha... I couldn't have had it any better. Hope she never reads this :beer:

 

[iSeeMax101]

Hope to avoid starting a new thread but...

Anyone have any dry sand they would like to get rid of?

 

[m0nkie]

come on over.. i have dry sand lol. got the good stuff too

Tropic Eden Reefflakes Aragonite Sand - 30lb



I've been hoarding reef stuff... spare chiller, pumps, rocks, skimmer, lights... everything! lol..

 

[m0nkie]

I gotta stop by your pad dude and see everything that you've done. Looks like you are in over your head with tanks now :headwally: I told you it's super addicting. I had to step away for a long time. If my gf didn't catch this octopus I would have never come back till I could afford my 3,500g dream tank. Since she wanted to keep the Octo she is the one paying for the entire reef haha... I couldn't have had it any better. Hope she never reads this :beer:

let me have the little dude if you ever decide to sell! awesome guy. I'll have a 120 gallon tank for him..

 

[m0nkie]

I have Kessil LED set up too if you want to compare results with T5s

 

[Reeferside]

come on over.. i have dry sand lol. got the good stuff too

Tropic Eden Reefflakes Aragonite Sand - 30lb



I've been hoarding reef stuff... spare chiller, pumps, rocks, skimmer, lights... everything! lol..

tfti

 

[m0nkie]

tfti

haha we can start a frag exchange of our own.. maybe if we pool enough OC people. food, booze, and frags..

 

[iSeeMax101]

Reef //Derail

 

[iSeeMax101]

Yasssss I needs the sand!

 

[Reeferside]

haha we can start a frag exchange of our own.. maybe if we pool enough OC people. food, booze, and frags..

Next year.. 626 night market frag swap

 

[m0nkie]

Next year.. 626 night market frag swap

LOL... too bad we can't have a salt water fish catching thing in there... $5 a pop.. get some paper nets and let the kids go nuts over some chromis and clown..

the reef community will ban us for life

 

[iSeeMax101]

You have any small internal return pumps? I need one

 

[iSeeMax101]

You still in Walnut? Same house or you guys move??