Local Sand [Marine - Help and Advice]

redchapman

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Posted on: 9/7/2012 10:36

Local Sand #1

Hi i am setting up a marine tank and was wondering if i could use sand and shell from my local beach, on the east coast of Northern Ireland, as a live substrate.

Fishlady

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Posted on: 9/7/2012 10:40

Re: Local Sand #2

Probably not - firstly you can't be sure about its quality or whether there are pollutants. Secondly, it's usually illegal to remove sand from UK beaches

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TheDragonLord

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Posted on: 9/7/2012 23:29

Re: Local Sand #3

not worth the risk, live sands a pointless exercise any way. Put a iece of live rock over a sterile sand substrate and it'll become "live" in a matter of weeks

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