live sand opposed to regular sand

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vetter

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I just purchased some some carib sea aragonite with reef sand grade, and I was wondering if it was really worth the extra money to purchase the live aragonite. My LFS is pretty decent and he told me to go with the cheaper non-live sand. How long will it take for the sand that I bought to become "live" sand?
 
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reefman23

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It isnt all that worth it to go with the live as opposed the the dry sand. It will help to introduce bacteria into the system a little bit faster, but dry sand will be teeming with life in a matter of a few months. The key is the aragonite-based sand.

Jesse
 
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Anonymous

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i just added a bit (small bag) of that live sand stuff after a major overhaul but didn't really like the grain size - its too small.......carib sea reef grade is a bit courser and more to my liking.......and as jesse said your rock will seed your sand in no time......
 
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Jennie

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I would go with the non-live sand as your majority source and see if your LFS would sell you a cup full of their sand from one of their established tanks. This method is cheaper and just as effective.

As Jesse said, the key is the aragonite based sand.
 
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