live sand mixing with regular sand...

[callmeq]

I'm a newbie at saltwater and I'm doing research to start up my tank. Can you mix regular sand with live sand? If so what's the best method?

 

[melosu58]

You can do it but I really have my doubts if the so called bags of live sand are really live. I would really just do the regular sand and it will become live over time. Most LFS will give you a cup of LS from one of their tanks to seed yours with.

 

[kdpuffer]

I bought live sand and it was deffinately alive. It was a bag of very fine sand in water and it was loaded with pods. I mixed it with normal sand and no issues lots of people do it. Just remember you don't rinse live sand it goes straight into the tank.

 

[Sniperhank]

I would love to know what kind it was that you bought that had pods in it. And a picture would rock.

 

[kdpuffer]

I don't have the bag anymore sorry, it was from big Als if that helps. I think it was a 20lb bag and the sand was very fine and silty with water in the bag. After I added it there pods every where on my glass.