Southdown tropical play sand

So that's what you are doing in your tank when nobody's
home :-)

Yea I'm not saying that one can't have a sucsefull reef
tank with silica sand. That would not be true. But what I
am saying, is that I don't think that the idea that "the
calcium sand provides no benefit over the silica sand" is
correct.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



RicSeyler wrote on 3/23/2006 3:51 PM:


Wayne Sallee wrote:

Has this idea been tested in low oxygen areas deep in the sand?

Also what about things that eat the sand, like sea cucumbers.

What we have here is (Pensacola Beach) Silica Based Sand and all our
wild critters seem happy..
Pure White, I mean pure white!! It even squeaks when you walk on it. :-)

If you through a penny in your reef tank, bacteria will
grow over it. So does that bacteria prevent the copper
from dissolving into the water?

Answer: no

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Wayne Sallee wrote on 3/23/2006 5:04 PM:
So that's what you are doing in your tank when nobody's home :-)

Yea I'm not saying that one can't have a sucsefull reef tank with silica
sand. That would not be true. But what I am saying, is that I don't
think that the idea that "the calcium sand provides no benefit over the
silica sand" is correct.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



RicSeyler wrote on 3/23/2006 3:51 PM:


Wayne Sallee wrote:

Has this idea been tested in low oxygen areas deep in the sand?

Also what about things that eat the sand, like sea cucumbers.

What we have here is (Pensacola Beach) Silica Based Sand and all our
wild critters seem happy..
Pure White, I mean pure white!! It even squeaks when you walk on it. :-)

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message ...
If you through a penny in your reef tank, bacteria will
grow over it. So does that bacteria prevent the copper
from dissolving into the water?

Answer: no

Bacteria will not grow over penny, because copper is toxic.

The silica sand does bring a worry to me though. the methods as which
it is farmed places etc. Like kids play sand is meant for a sand box
so the company placing it on the shelf is only gonna look after the
toxicity levels of human children and featherd furry wildlife that
happens into it. Silica sand is found in many areas some of which may
have various levels of metal within the sand itself. Am I worring to
much?

"AverageSchmuck" wrote in message ...
The silica sand does bring a worry to me though. the methods as which
it is farmed places etc. Like kids play sand is meant for a sand box
so the company placing it on the shelf is only gonna look after the
toxicity levels of human children and featherd furry wildlife that
happens into it. Silica sand is found in many areas some of which may
have various levels of metal within the sand itself. Am I worring to
much?

The southdown sand everybody is using is meant to be used in sandbox too.

sorry Pszemol but the Southdown was explained as argonite based while
I was asking in reference to silica based


On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:11:20 -0600, "Pszemol"
wrote:

"AverageSchmuck" wrote in message ...
The silica sand does bring a worry to me though. the methods as which
it is farmed places etc. Like kids play sand is meant for a sand box
so the company placing it on the shelf is only gonna look after the
toxicity levels of human children and featherd furry wildlife that
happens into it. Silica sand is found in many areas some of which may
have various levels of metal within the sand itself. Am I worring to
much?

The southdown sand everybody is using is meant to be used in sandbox too.

"AverageSchmuck" wrote in message ...
sorry Pszemol but the Southdown was explained as argonite based while
I was asking in reference to silica based

Well, you were worried that silica sand is bagged for usage in sand boxes...
So the manufacturer would not care about anything not related to humans.
I am telling you that the same applies to Southdown sand. Yes, it is not
silica based, but it is packaged to be used in sandboxes for children to play.
Do you see the analogy ?
If you are not worried about Southdown, you should not be worried about
silica based sand... Or worry equally about both types of sand, whatever :-)

I would be more concerned with conditions my food is made in, in
fast food restaurants and who is prepareing it, more than how sand is
quarried/ mined or processed that may be used in a sand box. and if
its safe for being in a fish tank or for kids to play in..Give it a
good rinse and its good to go.......I bet we all would be in shock at
how sand for the pet trade is bagged and processed, yet aloone how
food is made, and a whole host of other things.


On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:01:39 GMT, AverageSchmuck
wrote:
The silica sand does bring a worry to me though. the methods as which
it is farmed places etc. Like kids play sand is meant for a sand box
so the company placing it on the shelf is only gonna look after the
toxicity levels of human children and featherd furry wildlife that
happens into it. Silica sand is found in many areas some of which may
have various levels of metal within the sand itself. Am I worring to
much?

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The original frugal ponder ! Koi-ahoi mates....

well as an electrician in the past I wouldnt be surprised at all about
the way food is processed and handled in any resturaunt.. Some I have
worked in the past I will never eat their EVER. But good point it is
sand.

On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:09:57 GMT, (Roy) wrote:

I would be more concerned with conditions my food is made in, in
fast food restaurants and who is prepareing it, more than how sand is
quarried/ mined or processed that may be used in a sand box. and if
its safe for being in a fish tank or for kids to play in..Give it a
good rinse and its good to go.......I bet we all would be in shock at
how sand for the pet trade is bagged and processed, yet aloone how
food is made, and a whole host of other things.


On Fri, 24 Mar 2006 03:01:39 GMT, AverageSchmuck
wrote:
The silica sand does bring a worry to me though. the methods as which
it is farmed places etc. Like kids play sand is meant for a sand box
so the company placing it on the shelf is only gonna look after the
toxicity levels of human children and featherd furry wildlife that
happens into it. Silica sand is found in many areas some of which may
have various levels of metal within the sand itself. Am I worring to
much?

So you think that nothing will grow over a penny because
the copper is toxic?

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Pszemol wrote on 3/23/2006 7:15 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
If you through a penny in your reef tank, bacteria will grow over it.
So does that bacteria prevent the copper from dissolving into the water?

Answer: no

Bacteria will not grow over penny, because copper is toxic.