Can you add?

[Fredyyanez]

Can you add beach sand o your aquarium ?

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Umm i think you CAN, but i dont know if its a great idea... Believe it or not your local beaches are probably way dirtier then your tank.

 

[Fredyyanez]

To add to this I found this cool rock.... How can I add it to my tank? How to I make it safe?

 

[Fredyyanez]

Okay sounds good, I was thinking about going to where the water is 5 feet and get sand from there

 

[Animal-Chin]

I'd try to cure that rock first. Its most likely safe but it could have critters or algae in it. If you have an extra pump or powerhead make yourself a little bucket of circulating water and put it somewhere for a month in the dark. This should kill any stuff that could hurt your tank.

 

[Fredyyanez]

In salt water ?or fresh ?

 

[Sniperhank]

Saltwater.

 

[bskerrichard27]

Were do u live ? Gulf of Mexico has lots of.phosphates and heavy metals in rock

 

[Fredyyanez]

I live in southern California

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Really??? So do i! Well dont get any sand or water from doheney beach!!!

 

[spoonman]

I wouldnt put anything from the ocean in my tank. You dont know what is in/on it.

 

[bskerrichard27]

I lived near imperial beach for a while kinda polluted I would no add anything from there to a tank