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[Justin-fishboy]

That's sweet! Sorry I mention to put zoas.

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Yeah live rock is def a no go. From what I've read u need special permits from the state and most of it in Florida is aquacultured, meaning rock is placed in the water and then harvested years later, no natural rock is actually harvested. I think there's only about 10 people/companies in the state that are allowed to harvest the rock.

 

[slitherbomb]

Oh ok. What about rocks from a beach? I've collected sand and rock from the beach but now I'm not sure it was legal lol

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Wow... Yea I'm not gonna touch that stuff

 

[Gubernaculum86]

That's sweet! Sorry I mention to put zoas.

Ohhh ok. Yeah I've never seen any diving in the ft lauderdale area. I don't know about the keys.

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Lol idk u got away with it.

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Oh ok. What about rocks from a beach? I've collected sand and rock from the beach but now I'm not sure it was legal lol

As long as there's nothing living on the rock, it's dried out, basically base rock im pretty sure ur good to go. Expect in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Yea I wont b goin there. It's cool u got the sand from the beach

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Sand is fine. Although people get a little touchy about u walking away from their beaches with bucket loads of sand. They like to complain its causing beach erosion. Lol

 

[slitherbomb]

Lol I LIVE HERE TOO! but yeah, I'm setting up another tank, and I really need sand, and I think the sand at the beach looks really nice.... I feel weird about going to the beach with a bucket and going in the water... I'm sure I'll get a few weird looks LOL

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Omg... People are stupid sometimes lol but I might just buy my sand?? I want to find a lil urchin and put it in my tank?

 

[Justin-fishboy]

What beach r u going to? Yea some people would look at you but just go early? Lol

 

[slitherbomb]

Miami beach. During the weekdays, it's mostly empty, except for the really pretty girls.......

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Dang well you can pick up some sand and a hotty. Lol

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Omg... People are stupid sometimes lol but I might just buy my sand?? I want to find a lil urchin and put it in my tank?

Be careful u don't end up with a longspine urchin, Diadema antillarum, they are on the protected do not take list.

 

[slitherbomb]

Haha yeah. I'll show them my tanks too! I'll have to explain to my dad why I picked up a girl when I was supposed to only pick up sand though.. Lol

 

[Gubernaculum86]

Miami beach. During the weekdays, it's mostly empty, except for the really pretty girls.......

That's bc the really pretty girls don't have to work lol.

 

[slitherbomb]

Yeah that's exactly why lol.

 

[Justin-fishboy]

Yea I don't like the longspine urchins anyway

 

[blueandgoldaquarium]

As far as sand I would have to say it may look great on the beach but it doesn't look so great in the tank at least not half as good as the sand you buy and definately not as good as it looks dry on the beach