Opinions on Oceanproaquatics Live Sand
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phatphisher
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imo, store sold livesand isnt really livesand. they pretty much start with dumping dry sand in their system and then sold as live. you're out of luck if u happen to walk in a few hours after they just dumped in the dry sand. you're buying expensive and heavier "dead" sand.
buy dry and just seed with good healthy live sand from ur buddies.
buy dry and just seed with good healthy live sand from ur buddies.
JenDub
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Which live sand?
They have all types of caribsea arag-alive; this is aragonite sand with bacteria added but no critters.
The other live sand is brought in by walt smith in 55 gallon drums from Fiji. It is really expensive because of this trip, like 2X what the caribsea costs. In theory it should have critters in it if it is fresh enough, personally I'd prefer to get a few cups of sand from locals and seed my bed with known critters.
The dry sand is okay; I've used both the dry caribsea & the arag-alive. The dry stuff tends to get bubbles in the bed which look ugly and don't seem to go away (like from organic materials in the sand decomposing).
The aragalive is nice because it is more cohesive and doesn't have the bubble issues as bad. You can gets some dry and some arag-alive and mix the two in advance. This works well also. If you need a lot I'd recommend this route =)
They have all types of caribsea arag-alive; this is aragonite sand with bacteria added but no critters.
The other live sand is brought in by walt smith in 55 gallon drums from Fiji. It is really expensive because of this trip, like 2X what the caribsea costs. In theory it should have critters in it if it is fresh enough, personally I'd prefer to get a few cups of sand from locals and seed my bed with known critters.
The dry sand is okay; I've used both the dry caribsea & the arag-alive. The dry stuff tends to get bubbles in the bed which look ugly and don't seem to go away (like from organic materials in the sand decomposing).
The aragalive is nice because it is more cohesive and doesn't have the bubble issues as bad. You can gets some dry and some arag-alive and mix the two in advance. This works well also. If you need a lot I'd recommend this route =)
JenDub
In Memoriam
I really doubt it's local sand since local sand isn't even aragonite. The fiji I remembered being off-white/tan but that's the correct color for fiji sand, if you want white get some southdown or caribsea (carribean sands).
I agree with nicole- depending on how long it was in transit and how long it's been in their tubs I doubt there's a pod alive at the end. If you want pods get a scoop of fuge sand and start feeding your tank phyto =)
salt e
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I know i just bought 100 lbs of Caribsea's Indo Pacific black sand and the only thing live about it was the price :/ i could have just mixed 2 sand colors together for the same look @ a fraction of the price.... hey Charles if you have any more "LIVE SAND" i wouldnt mind buying a few cups off you that is if you have any more to spair 
jeffreylam1132
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What's the best or most popular dry sand people used in their tank and best/cheapest place to get it.
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