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hello all,

I have been lurking for a month now reading and reading. As a kid i was big into aquariums and even was full geek and was a member of the aquarium club (all freshwater) in my little town of Lancaster, pa. Well the step daughter brought a couple of fish home from school and wife and I bought a little 5 gallon tank and spent about 50 bucks but it brought back how much I loved dealing with and enjoying Aquariums. So decided was going to look at starting a salt water aquarium.

After reading and creating spreadsheets of what I would want to start with (posted list in another discussion) I think after we do the vacation this year (end of July) I am going to order and start having fun.
Give me another month and a half to get obsessive over what I want and to read everything I can get my hands on.


Now just thought of a question but we vacation in Ocean city NJ, can I bring sand back from the beach to use in the aquarium? Probably not but question just popped into my head.

Thank you all for the help you have been just reading the post.

Shawn
 
Welcome to R2R.

Although some have done the beach sand thing, I wouldn't recommend NJ sand. There are two types of sand.....sand made from silicates and sand made from carbonates. The sand you want is carbonate based. I'm pretty sure NJ sand is silicate based and therefore not an ideal sand for a reef tank.
 
Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Recommend a vacation to Florida if you want to collect sand (& rocks.)
We go down there now and then parents live in middle of state. I lived on the west coast of Florida for a couple of years and loved Florida. Only problem is it would put my luggage over weight, lol.
 
Welcome to R2R.

Although some have done the beach sand thing, I wouldn't recommend NJ sand. There are two types of sand.....sand made from silicates and sand made from carbonates. The sand you want is carbonate based. I'm pretty sure NJ sand is silicate based and therefore not an ideal sand for a reef tank.
Thank you
 

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