Harry Gross
Aquarium Advice Regular
I've been reading about changing-out substrates etc and a question came to mind which has always been lurking.........
"what" is the difference that separates "live" sand from any other ??
I assume that my substrate "had-to'have-been' live at one point,due to the years and love put into the tank by the ORIGIONAL owner.
Now-a-days...me being the third owner away from the origional...having rescued my tank from neglect and loss of interest...when rebuilding I'd flushed all/most of the bio out of the sand(everything in the tank was dead except 3 fish) and reinstalled.Since then I have 5 hermitts...5 Nau-snails..one goby...3 damsels..2clowns..1 Tang..! Chromis.
Today I'm curious as to whether or not...a sand substrate which was once "ALIVE"............"can" be revitalized ...and if possibly my actions thus far have been benifitial or detramental to a desired LIVING substrate ??
"what" is the difference that separates "live" sand from any other ??
I assume that my substrate "had-to'have-been' live at one point,due to the years and love put into the tank by the ORIGIONAL owner.
Now-a-days...me being the third owner away from the origional...having rescued my tank from neglect and loss of interest...when rebuilding I'd flushed all/most of the bio out of the sand(everything in the tank was dead except 3 fish) and reinstalled.Since then I have 5 hermitts...5 Nau-snails..one goby...3 damsels..2clowns..1 Tang..! Chromis.
Today I'm curious as to whether or not...a sand substrate which was once "ALIVE"............"can" be revitalized ...and if possibly my actions thus far have been benifitial or detramental to a desired LIVING substrate ??