Looking For Natureâ€™s Ocean Bio-Activ Liveâ„¢ Aragonite Natural White

Antman · 07/28/2008, 06:41 PM

Hello all does anyone know a LFS that stocks Natureâ€™s OceanÂ® Bio-Activ Liveâ„¢ Aragonite Natural White #0 Or #1

http://www.naturesocean.com/live_sand.htm

This looks much whiter and brighter the the others I have seen

Thanks ~
Also how much should I use in a 24G nano

greggnyce · 07/29/2008, 09:44 AM

I have seen it at aquahut, but why buy that stuff? You should just buy "dead sand" and add a cup of live sand from one of the members tanks. Another alternative is buying ls at an lfs it is around $2 a pound, I think suffolk county fish and reef sells it.

Antman · 07/29/2008, 12:32 PM

Humm -I have a tank up and running I could take sand from
I will be breaking that tank down -I did not want to use the sand from my tank since I thought removing it would stir up to much waste and detrius
I wanted to use the live sand so when I moved the rock and corals to my new nano it would would be "cycled"
If I bought dead sand and seeded it with my sand it would make the cycle longer no ?

greggnyce · 07/29/2008, 01:10 PM

If you use the rock and water from your tank it will not need to cycle it is already cycled. I have done this before no problems.

Antman · 07/29/2008, 01:27 PM

I will not be using the water - I have not done a thing to this tank in about 9 months - I am supprized the corals are still alive

ralphie · 07/29/2008, 02:53 PM

It is not the water so much as the live rock which contains the bacteria which either shorten or have no cycle.

07/29/2008, 09:44 AM	#2
greggnyce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellport, New York Posts: 1,782	I have seen it at aquahut, but why buy that stuff? You should just buy "dead sand" and add a cup of live sand from one of the members tanks. Another alternative is buying ls at an lfs it is around $2 a pound, I think suffolk county fish and reef sells it. __________________ What you talkin about Mrs Lime. Current Tank Info: 120 gl oceanic tech, 30 gallon fuge, 40 gallon sump, Itech 200 skimmer, LED Lighting . Mixed reef.

07/29/2008, 01:10 PM	#4
greggnyce Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bellport, New York Posts: 1,782	If you use the rock and water from your tank it will not need to cycle it is already cycled. I have done this before no problems. __________________ What you talkin about Mrs Lime. Current Tank Info: 120 gl oceanic tech, 30 gallon fuge, 40 gallon sump, Itech 200 skimmer, LED Lighting . Mixed reef.

07/28/2008, 06:41 PM	#1
Antman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,349	Looking For Natureâ€™s Ocean Bio-Activ Liveâ„¢ Aragonite Natural White Hello all does anyone know a LFS that stocks Natureâ€™s OceanÂ® Bio-Activ Liveâ„¢ Aragonite Natural White #0 Or #1 http://www.naturesocean.com/live_sand.htm This looks much whiter and brighter the the others I have seen Thanks ~ Also how much should I use in a 24G nano

07/29/2008, 12:32 PM	#3
Antman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,349	Humm -I have a tank up and running I could take sand from I will be breaking that tank down -I did not want to use the sand from my tank since I thought removing it would stir up to much waste and detrius I wanted to use the live sand so when I moved the rock and corals to my new nano it would would be "cycled" If I bought dead sand and seeded it with my sand it would make the cycle longer no ?

07/29/2008, 01:27 PM	#5
Antman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,349	I will not be using the water - I have not done a thing to this tank in about 9 months - I am supprized the corals are still alive

07/29/2008, 02:53 PM	#6
ralphie Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Ronkonkoma, NY Posts: 1,493	It is not the water so much as the live rock which contains the bacteria which either shorten or have no cycle.