Re: DSB
"Wayne Sallee" <Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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You need a calcium based sand. A silica based sand can be used, but a
calcium based sand is better.
Wayne Sallee
Wayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I got Caribbean Live sand. $55 for 40 lbs. Claims to reduce nitrates. "Real
Aragonite" Whatever that means.
Jim
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