How is live sand used in a fish aquarium?

Answer by  Justin23 (44)

Live sand is used in the aquarium to proved a more realistic and natural enviornment for the inhabitants of the tank. Live sand has organisms in it beneficial to keeping water quality up to par. In some cases, live sand can lower the pH and hardness of your water, making a more pleasent enviornment for your fish to live.

Answer by  FishGal88 (351)

Live sand is an alternative to lower end substrate that comes already aged. What this means is, you do not have to wait for beneficial bacteria to begin growing and purifying the water, youpurchased the bagged sand wet with the bacteria already established. This shortens the length of time needed to get a tank ready for livestock.

Answer by  SunnyStars (836)

A live sand substrate helps to filter an aquarium naturally. Live sand is added to an aquarium to "seed" the tank with living organisms such as beneficial bacteria.

Answer by  Alyssa79 (5)

Live sand is used in any saltwater aquarium to add beauty. Live sand will also benefit tanks that need external filiteration

Answer by  Melissa76 (282)

Live sand has live pieces in it to balance out the fish tank, so your chemical levels will be as natural as it is in the ocean.

Answer by  Barbie87 (277)

Live sand helps to boost the ecology of an aquarium. It contains a lot of beneficial bacteria that break down nitrogen-based waste that is produced by fish.