You question is a good one, but I go down there all the time and trust me when you go you will see real fast why you won't want that sand in your tank. All the street oils, gasolines and other pollutants are washed down the drain and unlike in your state, they go straight into the ocean. Right over the sand. You can't even see your feet in 2 feet of water that shore is so polluted!! Nice place to vacation, not aqaquate for reef or open ocean life. But take a net, some kid near me caught this cool looking little fish that had a horn like a unicorn. He was just scooping the net through the water...