Nature Ocean
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I use it because I like the fact you do not need to risne it. I don't agree with the "just add fish" part though.
good: helps your tank start the cycling process.
bad: your significant other can't see how one could spend $1 per pound on sand.
IMO, southdown (or any other aragonite based sand) + sand from an established tank = nature's ocean live sand.
instead of "nature's ocean", it becomes "the owner of the established tank's" live sand.
bad: your significant other can't see how one could spend $1 per pound on sand.
IMO, southdown (or any other aragonite based sand) + sand from an established tank = nature's ocean live sand.
instead of "nature's ocean", it becomes "the owner of the established tank's" live sand.
+1.
are you going to run an active sand bed? if so, as long as you have 4" - 6" of sand bed and not introduce a predator (like gobies, wrasses, and the like) for a few months, you should be able to establish an active sandbed just by seeding your tank with live rock.
if you want diversity, i'd suggest you contact as many reefkeepers as possible and get a scoop of sand from their refugium and add it into discrete corners (like under or behind rock) so that you don't have to see the ugly mix.
are you going to run an active sand bed? if so, as long as you have 4" - 6" of sand bed and not introduce a predator (like gobies, wrasses, and the like) for a few months, you should be able to establish an active sandbed just by seeding your tank with live rock.
if you want diversity, i'd suggest you contact as many reefkeepers as possible and get a scoop of sand from their refugium and add it into discrete corners (like under or behind rock) so that you don't have to see the ugly mix.
Your right about the significant other...after a 100 lbs of LR, water and a small PH (bigs ones next week) that was around 360 then when we got to where the sand was that was another 170, her jaw dropped...:wow2:
I guess Im really going to have to be excited about going to Helen today or Im dead meat.. lol :doh:
