Just be careful collecting anything. The fine is outrageous if you get
caught collecting more than 5 lbs of sand.

I collected 200 lbs of sand throughout 4 - 5 gallon buckets from a friends
house on Reddington Beach. I live in Largo. The sand on the whole peninsula
of St. Pete throughout the coast is CA based sand. If you want premium white
CA sand go to Indian Shores beach, just stay away from the turtle markings
and only take sand mid-morning or late evening if you don't want the cops
called on you. People in that area are very rude.

As for collecting liverock. I am a diver and I go out nearly 4 times per
week. I bring back 5 to 10lbs per trip when needed by myself or friends, but
I never take more than that. Most of the coast guard will over look 5 lbs
here and there. Now fish caught spearfishing in Federal waters vs. State
waters -that's another situation. Overall, I have never had a problem with
liverock, but that doesn't mean I hoard 50lbs at a time.

The best thing for liverock is to go see Dale at TB Sal****er. He will do
you right.

"LARRY KIMBLEY II" wrote in message
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I am tired of paying out the butt for live sand! I live near St.
Petersburg Fl and would like to collect sand and live rock from there. I
have checked red tide conditions and that is not a problem. I also know to
rinse the LR and LS I collect very well. I have some coral and fish in a
125 gallon tank. Will this hurt my tank?
P.S. I filter with a wet to dry, UV light, and Protein skimmer.