Converting from fresh to reef tank!!!

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If that sand is packaged, there is nothing live about it. You should try to get a handful of LS from a fellow reefer's fuge, to seed it. Or the LR you buy will help.
 
Pufferpunk;3793717; said:
If that sand is packaged, there is nothing live about it. You should try to get a handful of LS from a fellow reefer's fuge, to seed it. Or the LR you buy will help.
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the sand is packaged but its still in water? is it not live sand? im confused
 
The same reason that "bacteria in a bottle" is garbage. No food (ammonia to feed the bacteria that makes it "live") = dead bacteria. Also, there is a lot more to live sand than nitrifying bacteria. Tons of worms, pods & other creatures need to be in there. No way they'd live in a bag. Just treat it as plain, expensive sand. Could have saved a ton buy just buying sand.
 
Pufferpunk;3793815; said:
The same reason that "bacteria in a bottle" is garbage. No food (ammonia to feed the bacteria that makes it "live") = dead bacteria. Also, there is a lot more to live sand than nitrifying bacteria. Tons of worms, pods & other creatures need to be in there. No way they'd live in a bag. Just treat it as plain, expensive sand. Could have saved a ton buy just buying sand.
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i see what ur saying but its just 2 twenty pound bags of it i have sand in tank already...just gonna add this to it...live rock is in the tank also with more coming..
 
That'll work.
 
IDK what you paid for it but I think you can get a 50lb bang of play sand for about $5.
 
added green chormis and some kind of small blenny...hope they like the tank....alls left is lighting more rock and occupants.:naughty:
 
I would have waited to be sure that tank is cycled for a while, before adding any fish.
 
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