Live sand in a plastic bag?

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message ...
I used a bag in a new reef back in February of this year that the lfs gave
me to try out. I was skeptical about it being "live" myself. when I opened
the bag, I took some of the H2O and put it in the hydrometer.............it
didn't even register, it appears to be fresh water so I just assumed they
referred to the "live" part as anaerobic bacteria.

What product exactly have you tried out? What manufacturer?

I filled the tank half
way added the 20# bag over top 40# of aragonite sand (the dead kind), added
a medium sized dead shrimp and the ANN cycle had spiked and returned to 0 in
just 4 days. so I would have to say that it does help kick start the cycle.

Were there any live rock? How long does it take normally for you?