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					Originally Posted by  Funky_Fish14
					 
				 
				Live sand is not live... its a terrible rip-off. A 'sealed container' with no nutrients for the bacteria to live off, without an expiry date? Come-on now.... a 1" piece of live rock has more bacteria on it than an entire bag of 'live sand'. 
 
A bag of 'live' sand would probably test lower though as the sand must have been rinse already? 
			
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 I imagine that the micro organisms would be able to survive for quite a while in the sealed bags but agree there should be an expiry date. 
I would be interested to see if any traces of Phosphate are present and Nitrates for that matter..
S.