Sand ID?

[EchoPear]

Long shot here, but have a chance to pick up some sand that someone got from a couple reef tank tear-downs. They do not know if it is aragonite or not. I was thinking maybe it looked like Carib sea special grade, at least the first two pictures. I presume it’s reef safe if it was in someone else tank for a while?

Thanks

 

[stewy14]

Long shot here, but have a chance to pick up some sand that someone got from a couple reef tank tear-downs. They do not know if it is aragonite or not. I was thinking maybe it looked like Carib sea special grade, at least the first two pictures. I presume it’s reef safe if it was in someone else tank for a while?

Thanks

Idk what sand
But I would give it a goood rinse, I see a lot of shells and dead stuff in there(nice keepsakes!)

 

[jabberwock]

I would not touch that with your tank. Personal preference.

 

[305 Steve]

I would not touch that with your tank. Personal preference.

yeah that is asking for trouble IMO, best to get some good living sand fresh from the package.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Ya no.... Sand is to cheap to try and use unknown

 

[EchoPear]

I ended up buying it. Forgot to read these responses first The guy whose tank it came from was a professional diver, It was real ocean sand collected by him

 

[305 Steve]

I ended up buying it. Forgot to read these responses first The guy whose tank it came from was a professional diver, It was real ocean sand collected by him

Even worse, alot of people like putting media from the ocean in their tank, it isnt a good idea, we arent trying to simulate the ocean, and what lives out there is absolutely not what you want living in your tank!

 

[BristleWormHater]

That sand does look really nice and I'm an idiot so I would probably use it. If you decide to use it wash it over and over.

 

[305 Steve]

That sand does look really nice and I'm an idiot so I would probably use it. If you decide to use it wash it over and over.

Ayo the urge is REAL hahahaha

 

[EchoPear]

Even worse, alot of people like putting media from the ocean in their tank, it isnt a good idea, we arent trying to simulate the ocean, and what lives out there is absolutely not what you want living in your tank!

How is this any different than using something like instant ocean sand, or Carib sea ocean direct? Isn’t a lot of aragonite sand harvested from the ocean floor anyways? Or live rock??

I have had good success using Carib sea ocean direct so far in my first tank along with some copepods. I think the more we can put in from the ocean the better

Edit: I should add I think the sand has sat dry for quite some time, so it shouldn’t be carrying anything with it