Altohombre
The Tennis Pro Reefer
can live sand be store in any way to prevent die off over a couple months? A guy in my reef club is offering free live sand and I know he has lots of it.
live sand storage
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dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
i think as long as you keep it submerged and the water heated you should be fine
Alexander
Reef enthusiast
carib sea sells those bags of livesand. not sure how long they stay good for but if you did something like that it may be ok for a while, but it would definately make me really nervous
ccCapt
Reef Hacker
When I upgraded from my 75 to the 125 I had to move the 75 1st. I took out all the sand (only 1"-2" deep) from the 75 and put it in a rubbermaid bin with a powerhead and heater. It was loaded with worms and pods. It sat in there about 2 weeks before I was ready to put it in the 125. When I started scooping it out to put in the new tank, it stunk so bad it was unbearable. I ended up thoroughly washing the sand in freshwater and then put it in the tank. So much for keeping my "live sand" alive.
cumminz
Reefing newb
In a 5 gal bucket, it wil go anaerobic in 6 hrs or so, whatever that means?
yote
In Memoriam
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.But I think that without something to "feed" the bacteria,it'll eventually die off.That why I dont buy the bagged live sand.
daugherty
part time reefer
i agree i do not think that that live baged sand is worth the extra money. unless you are buying real live sand that has just come out of a tank.
