Live Sand For Sale!!!

Penelope · #1 06-15-2003, 04:13 PM

$35 obo for the sand. Its about 30lb ( 2 inches in a 20G tank). Its Carib Sea Select Sand. It was seeded with bacteria, critters, etc from my main 66G tank and from about 25 lbs of live rock. Its been setup and cycled for about 8 months with a number of fish. It used to be my nano reef. There are no flat worms.

Chad · #2 06-17-2003, 11:00 PM

I am interested in the sand, but I thought bristle worms were bad for a reef??? Maybe I read it wrong some where..

Aquattro · #3 06-17-2003, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad

I am interested in the sand, but I thought bristle worms were bad for a reef??? Maybe I read it wrong some where..

Bristle worms are good for a reef. They clean up after everything!! People used to think they were bad, but just said that because they didn't know what they were. If you don't want them, send them to me!!

Chad · #4 06-17-2003, 11:51 PM

I just want to understand it. First this person says its bad. This book says "you don't want them" .. Then on here ppl say "give them too me" hard to know what is right and wrong

Oh well, Still in the learning process.

Aquattro · #5 06-17-2003, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad

I just want to understand it. First this person says its bad. This book says "you don't want them" .. Then on here ppl say "give them too me" hard to know what is right and wrong

Oh well, Still in the learning process.

Chad, the problem is "the book" was written some time ago. People that say they're bad read that same book. It has since been discovered that they are good, 99% of the time. You "can" get species that grow 7 feet long and eat your clams and such, but those are rare.

Chad · #6 06-17-2003, 11:58 PM

Oh ok... no problems then.. was that the reason why everyone thought they were a pest?

Penelope · #7 06-18-2003, 12:01 AM

I have bristle worms everywhere ... in the refugium, in the 66G reef tank, in the mantis species tank and in the 20G nano (that is where this sand is coming from)... and from everything that I've seen, they're good for your tank. Especially if you tend to overfeed a bit

, they clean up afterwards.

If you're interested in the sand let me know.

Jack · #8 06-18-2003, 12:03 AM

fear of the unknown

Chad · #9 06-18-2003, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jack

fear of the unknown

How true.. Took me 3 years to get the courage to do Salt water Tank in the first place

. Been doing FW / Planted all this time.

Chad · #10 06-18-2003, 12:19 AM

Is this something you would "quarantine" ??? or just throw it into the tank?