Selling live sand ?????

[ricwilli]

I thought if you disrupt a sand bed, things can die cause of bad things/chemicals forming in the bed. That being said, how is it that people can sell there live sand to other reefers? Would't it kill there new live stock?

 

[reeferwanabe]

Chemicals are released trapped in air that forms below th surface. once removed this is not an issue any longer. however I have wondered much like live rock if there is a die off of some sorts when taken out.

 

[Phyl]

Not to mention the detritus that gets trapped in the sand. I'd highly recommend a good long rinse in SW (with lots of stirring) for anyone taking on someone else's live sand.

 

[MikeNapoli]

I'm not a big fan of buying someone elses sand and I'd never offer mine for sale. The left over sand from my 55 gallon was put into a sinkhole in my backyard.

I think my next tank will be some sort of Carib Sea ... but it's definitely going to be a thought out before I make up my mind as to which "style".

 

[blange3]

It can be used and should be thoroughly rinsed in SW as Phyl said.

I've used it on both of my tanks at time of setup. I would expect a cycle from the sand so I wouldn't used recycled sand in an established tank.

 

[reeferwanabe]

just a thought but after all that rinsing you really dont have "live sand" anymore.
better to buy it new.

 

[roncgizmo]

just a thought but after all that rinsing you really dont have "live sand" anymore.
better to buy it new.

I'm with you on that one...However I do add a cup or two of the
old sand to seed the new...One or two cups will do a lot more good
then bad for the system. IMO

 

[Phyl]

Not that I'd recommend it, but by rinsing, I personally meant with saltwater from my system, not tap/rodi. That said, many people do have great success using used sand. *shrug* As with so many things in this hobby there are many many ways to get there.

I've always felt that with as much money as goes into my tank/s, cutting that one corner just doesn't make sense to me.