live sand/ ocean sand

[derrell]

anyone have nay opinions about using live ocean sand opposed to live sand you buy at the lps?

 

[CiroFuentes22]

bump i want to know about this to.

 

[ReefWreak]

The first thing that comes to mind is the same worry about using natural salt water from the oceans, and that is that you could carry parasites and other undesirables into your tank.

Also I wonder to the legality of taking live sand. It is probably perfectly legal, but I know that taking live rock is highly illegal.

 

[ashrem]

By the term Live sand, suppose you want to put into an aquarium right away for the biologics living in it. I would be weary due to pollution and possibly introducing non-aquarium safe biologics.

I did use ocean live sand once but probably wont do it again. On my new tank I seeded it with sand from my old tank and bought calcuim sand. My 20 Wons worth.

 

[SouthFloridian]

I got a few hundred pounds of sand from the keys. It was miles off shore, so any pollution was minimized.

 

[REDDAWG43]

I would have to think that the further away from shore the better... as far as the pollutants go.

 

[jessp]

i think that most beaches bring in sand to make up for erosion, something tells me that it is silica sand not crushed coral. it is quite possible i can wrong.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

The sand in my big tank is 100% Florida Keys Sand. It's the bestest sand in the world!

 

[ashrem]

Think lots of beach erosion sand is barged in sand from further off shore, i could be wrong though also

 

[r2odie]

so Speckled Grouper and SouthFloridian, any problems in your tanks with using keys sand? how much did you use and how did you transport it? how long from the time you collected it did you use it? i am getting ready to set up a big tank!