Who used ???

[jerl77]

Who used beach sand collected from there local beach ???

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

"ME!" -Said no one ever lol Bad idea bro.

 

[KathyC]

Beach sand is a poor idea, it could be contaminated by many different things including suntan lotion, gas, oil, e-coli (hey, are you sure it isn't?) or anything else that lands in or on it from the air or water.
The same for sand that is not directly on the shore-line as that could have been moved there by wind.

 

[evoIX_Reefer]

Have you ever been out to sea? While I was in the Navy and came upwards towards the jersey shore for weapons onload, let me tell you the water around here is HORRIBLE versus something like the Caribbean! Even then unless it's secluded I would be weary of contaminates.

 

[strgazr27]

What's to stop me from going to Robert Moses, grabbing sand, brining it back home. A rinse in a mild bleach suction followed by a thorough rinse if fresh clean water. Spread on sheet plastic and dry in the sun. Suntan lotion? EColi? Those are a little hard to buy into lol. I someone could give a better reason other than the 2 mentioned above or "don't do it" it would be helpful.

 

[masterswimmer]

What's to stop me from going to Robert Moses, grabbing sand, brining it back home. A rinse in a mild bleach suction followed by a thorough rinse if fresh clean water. Spread on sheet plastic and dry in the sun. Suntan lotion? EColi? Those are a little hard to buy into lol. I someone could give a better reason other than the 2 mentioned above or "don't do it" it would be helpful.

Bobby, nobody's stopping you. But you can bet the ranch you'd never find me using local sand (unless I lived in the Caribbean). The variables just aren't worth it. Penny wise and dollar foolish, IMO

Russ

 

[LongIslandAndy]

I could be wrong but I think our local sand is silica and it does not have the buffering ability of aragonite sand

 

[jerl77]

I could be wrong but I think our local sand is silica and it does not have the buffering ability of aragonite sand

1+ after talking to paul b and reading endless pages

 

[Imbarrie]

Andy has the main difference.
Caribbean sand is calcium based where silica based sand is not. So it will dissolve more readily with water chemistry. If you mix in a container of vinegar it almost completely dissolves.

Silica sand is jagged and crystal like where aragonite sand is round and smooth.
So burrowing fish and sand sifters will be less affected by it. And low iron glass tanks will not be scratched as easily.

 

[sjsoto]

"Don't do it."

 

[Reef Reaper]

agree with LongIslandAndy!! wrong sand and too much junk and other stuff mixed in with it!! don't chance your livestock and corals!

 

[Paul B]

I told him not to use Long Island sand because it is much to fine. I would not worry about contamination at all as long as the sand was collected near the water where the tide cleans it twice a day and the rain cleans it the rest of the time. The sun then sterilizes it. I do not hesitate to use NY water right from the beach as well as rocks.
As you may know my reef is very old and it has plenty of local water in it so the contaminants from the local NY water has not harmed it yet.
But, the sand is to fine and it is silica so it should not be used anyway.
If you have gone to some of the places where our fish and corals come from, most of those places don't even have sewage treatment facilities.

 

[strgazr27]

Those are MUCH better reasons. Thanks guys

 

[Jaftica]

jer, go to phils house with the shopvac...he just got a bunch of sand

 

[PHILYD1]

or u can sweep up the front of my house, theres a lot of sand in street!!!1

 

[jerl77]

So mean you people are

 

[brand]

I just added some pink sand from bermuda to my existing smelled terrible like fish but wanted little bit of tropics in tank..lol

It was risky but how would we learn if no one experiments.

So far no issues been a week.

By the way its not really pink sand it just has bits of pink in it. Don't know what it is have to google.

 

[jerl77]

Yep boys i made it work damm i am good

 

[jerl77]

Rotflmfao

 

[garys reef]

Lol