Sand from LFS?
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gnbpilot@yahoo.com
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Sand from LFS?
I was wondering, since I live on the water, would it be ok to use the sand at the beach in my new 55 gallon to start the cycle?
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I.Puff.Too
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Re: Sand from LFS?
I'd bake it high and long first...and also most beaches it's illegal to take the sand...a lot of beaches the sand is paid for and imported...just a heads up
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gnbpilot@yahoo.com
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Re: Sand from LFS?
Wonderful, good to know. Thank you
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I.Puff.Too
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Re: Sand from LFS?
no problem man
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stangd1909
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Re: Sand from LFS?
I know few people that do, I don't....but it will work. They go a little way off shore and get it from there.
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Re: Sand from LFS?
if you follow stangd1909 with getting the sand offshore, don't forget to cure and quarantine it. it's live sand, so you have to follow the same steps as you would fresh live rock so you don't pollute your tank
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Re: Sand from LFS?
Seems like as PITA, since sand from the hardware or pool store is so cheap, in large quantities.
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stangd1909
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Re: Sand from LFS?
Pufferpunk wrote:Seems like as PITA, since sand from the hardware or pool store is so cheap, in large quantities.
Agree, that's why I just get it from LFS lol. I know some people that swear getting it from the ocean is better. I always look at them funny.