Live sand for salted freshwater??

[LiveMermaid07]

Would live sand live in a salted freshwater setup?


It wouldn't be all the sand, most of that is pfs, I would just put this on top of that (unless of course it won't work.)

Just a thought...


Thanks.
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[Mgamer20o0]

no it will die off.

 

[OrionGirl]

Definitely won't live.

Why are you salting a FW tank?

 

[Fishfriend1]

Your sand will die and cause the tank to crash. Let the sand dry and rinse it out if you just like it for the color.

 

[Khemul]

Any sand will become 'live' sand given time.

Depends what type of 'live' sand we are talking about and what a 'salted' freshwater tank is.
If it is a brackish tank, no. The sand will become 'live' during the cycling process though.
If it is a freshwater tank with aquarium salt, they do make 'live' freshwater sand. It is a bit of a waste considering that any sand will grow the BB as part of the cycling process though.
If you are talking about saltwater live sand, no. It requires a specific salinity range (saltwater) and will die off otherwise.