So, is it good or bad???? Would a live sand be better than this one that he received?Not crushed coral sand per say...This type of sand is commonly refered to as seafloor grade....
Seafloor grade sand
or
Bahama Sand
ok, so now I am really confused. why is live sand a waste of money? I thought that a DSB from live sand and regular sand was better than cc. one thing I do know is that the sand does get shifted around more than the cc did when I had it in my tank.and morei dont like live sand....period...i think its a total waste of money...
The above sands will need good flow on them as its large particle...i dont think its good in my opinion...again, depends on flow across the sand bed i suppose...
I think its a waste of money simply because that by the time this "live sand" has been sitting on a shelf in a warehouse, shipped to a supplier, sat at the suppliers shop before it lands at our home, there cannot be hardly any living life left in it...For the life to be stable in bagged live sand, the temp would have to kept consistant within the water inside the bag....
Yes, a DSB composed of sand IS better than one made up of just crushed coral. However, on that note, a lot of people will use a mixture of grades of sand for a DSB....
Sounds all good to me...oh, ok that maes me feel better, I had similar thoughts when I purchased my live sand and (of course ) they sales people said that because the bag was sealed the life would live. So I used a couple bags of live sand and a few more bags of white kiln dried sand that I got from HD for about $10/ a 5o lb bag. I also used about 150 lbs of live rock. This combination should have seeded the live sand well, is this correct. <<This is correct>> While I am here, if it is ok to ask on the topic of pods, how do you know if your tank is abundant in pod population? My tank is about 1.5 yrs old. I like the green mandrins but have been told that they feast off of pods and that if there are not enough in the tank that the mandrin will die. Thanks for your help
You'll know there is an abundance of them when no matter where you look in the tank, you will see them crawling over anything and everything..Yes, green mandarins are really pod munchers...average about 1 every 5 seconds....Yes, you do need to keep the system well supplied. If you have a refugium, then maybe purchase a tub of pods online and dump them in there to boost the numbers...While I am here, if it is ok to ask on the topic of pods, how do you know if your tank is abundant in pod population? My tank is about 1.5 yrs old. I like the green mandrins but have been told that they feast off of pods and that if there are not enough in the tank that the mandrin will die. Thanks for your help