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Old 08-19-2007, 04:00 PM
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Hey guys! Just in the planning stages of beginning a new aquarium and I am quite new to this..... I live in South Florida and love to fish and dive which got me wondering is there anything I can use from my own backyard so to speak? Is the sand off the reefs I dive in 50ft "live" sand? I might sound silly but I'm not sure. I would like to use as many local components for my tank as possible. Any info on this would be awesome. Chad
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:15 PM
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Yes it is considered live. One thing to consider first and foremost is that pollutants my not be present in the water but will stay in the sand for a long while. I am not sure about Florida, but California has some of the most polluted beaches and would never use local sand.
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Old 08-19-2007, 06:30 PM
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I am sure there is a shoal somewhere offshore to get all the sand you want,and maybe even some live rock.However it might be illegal to collect it.Around mid november you can send me three 5 gallon buckets full lol.
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Old 08-19-2007, 07:43 PM
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I'm a diver too. I used the live sand from my own backyard. No problems here. The fish and inverts are from my own backyard too.
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Old 08-20-2007, 01:41 PM
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Thank you so much for the information. It is greatly appreciated and needed!!
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