RocketSapp
Reefing newb
So, I have been collecting things to get ready for setting up my first saltwater tank. So far I have my tank, a skimmer (I just got a 300 gallon skimmer this weekend), a refractometer, about 110 pounds of dry rock, and a few other things.
I have an extra 20 gallon tank which I just cut out out the silicone and replaced it, and I was thinking about setting up that tank with saltwater, 20 pounds of sand, a bunch of dry rock and around 30 pounds of rock and two or three pounds of live rock.
I bought a 20lb bag of "live sand" this weekend. I understand how a live rock can seed dry rock, but how can a bag of sand be live? First of all it's in a bag not allowing any air into the bag. Plus, it's stacked up on a shelf where its in the dark, and probably packed in a box before that. Who knows how long it sat there in the dark.
So tell me, how can this be called "live sand"?
Tim
I have an extra 20 gallon tank which I just cut out out the silicone and replaced it, and I was thinking about setting up that tank with saltwater, 20 pounds of sand, a bunch of dry rock and around 30 pounds of rock and two or three pounds of live rock.
I bought a 20lb bag of "live sand" this weekend. I understand how a live rock can seed dry rock, but how can a bag of sand be live? First of all it's in a bag not allowing any air into the bag. Plus, it's stacked up on a shelf where its in the dark, and probably packed in a box before that. Who knows how long it sat there in the dark.
So tell me, how can this be called "live sand"?
Tim