Live Sand

[Uncle Sam]

I have a 75 Gal tank with 50lbs of Live Rock. I have a sand base, my tank
has been established for over a year, I was wondering can I add live sand to
the base or is this something that needs to be done during the set up of the
tank.

What are the benefits of having Live Sand in your base and is it worth while
?

Thanks.

[John B]

you COULD add live sand, but it would be a waste of effort and money. Since
you already have live rock in there, that has seeded your sandbed and I'm
sure after a year it would be quite saturated with life.

Shaggy

"Uncle Sam" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 75 Gal tank with 50lbs of Live Rock. I have a sand base, my tank
> has been established for over a year, I was wondering can I add live sand
to
> the base or is this something that needs to be done during the set up of
the
> tank.
>
> What are the benefits of having Live Sand in your base and is it worth
while
> ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[Steve Sells]

Well I agree it is "Live" in the sence of bio active activity, but not fully
live with the life forms that can keep the sand bed healthy. Micro snails,
and some types of worms do not live on the riock, so they are not in the
sand unless you placed them there.

Get a sand beed kit for the life that lives in sand if you are worried, I
stocked mine and got a lot of neat things that do not live on the live rock.

But there is no need to panic, if its been this ling, then no reason to add
seeded sand. because as stated already its alive by now.


Just my 2 cents

Steve



"John B" > wrote in message
>...
> you COULD add live sand, but it would be a waste of effort and money.
Since
> you already have live rock in there, that has seeded your sandbed and I'm
> sure after a year it would be quite saturated with life.

[Uncle Sam]

OK thanks for the info, I have another quesiton: Can I introduce more Live
rock into my tank if so how much at a time. I know Ihave to watch amonia
levels so they dont spike, is there a safe way to do it?
"Uncle Sam" > wrote in message
...
> I have a 75 Gal tank with 50lbs of Live Rock. I have a sand base, my tank
> has been established for over a year, I was wondering can I add live sand
to
> the base or is this something that needs to be done during the set up of
the
> tank.
>
> What are the benefits of having Live Sand in your base and is it worth
while
> ?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[CapFusion]

"Uncle Sam" > wrote in message
...
> OK thanks for the info, I have another quesiton: Can I introduce more
Live
> rock into my tank if so how much at a time. I know Ihave to watch amonia
> levels so they dont spike, is there a safe way to do it?
>

As for your first and now second question. You can put more LS / LR anytime
you want. LS, you simply place where you want to place it with the help of a
tube of some kind. LR is the same, just place where you think that is good
or feel.

Both LS / LR, if you want to be cautious, you may want to place in QT/HT for
awhile to check if there any hitchhiker and or any die-off. While LS/LR in
QT/HT, you may also want to test for any reading level before placing in
your main tank.

Some poeple just place it in immediately without checking. IMO, I do not
recommend this way. You may never know what you get ..... until too late.

CapFusion,...