What about sand from the ocean?

[sanangelosaltfish]

Can i use sand from the ocean in a refugium? also
My son went to the coast with his grandparets and brought back what seems to look like small calms that bury themselves in the sand. WHat are they and are they alright for me to but in my tank?

 

[teog]

normal beach sand is not ideal due to local polutants. I live in orlando and tried starting a tank using sand from th east coast and and Continualy had high phosphate and undesirable aglea....The live sand you buy is normally from deep waters in the ocean 50 plus feet deep and away from the coast.

 

[kev]

I recently filled my tank up with a 2-3in sand bed from Destin, FL. So far everything is great!

 

[fshhub]

i would never chance it pollutants are a major concern for me on this topic, there is almost no such thing on our coasts as clean or pollutant free waters