newbie question.. PFS in SW tank?

[romanjetfighter]

is it good to use silica pool filter sand in saltwater tank then mix it with with live sand/rock, or if it makes a big difference, go 100% live sand/coral

i already bought/washed 100 pounds of it to use in a 125 that was meant to be freshwater but i changed my mind in the 2-3 weeks of restoring it

trust me i do alot of reading, googled everything first and most sites that pop up deal with saltwater pools/freshwater/not specifified, and i looked through the stickys

 

[FLESHY]

Pool sand should not be used in a SW aquarium.

I do not recommend livesand for lots of reasons. One being I think it is usually low grade. Two being there are no live bacteria in sand that has been sitting in a bag at petco for the past...god only knows how long.

I do recommend caribsea's "reef-grade" aragonite. Thats what I use...(and sell) for use on all of my SW tanks and others.

I DO also recommend the use of high quality LR...you will notice a big diference from the florida farmed stuff. It doesnt have to be all high quality though, you can buy some, and then make the base out of...base rock!

Hope this helps, sorry about the sand.