2 cents
If I could add my opinion, my experience with using live sand that has been stored for any period of time is that it is safe biologically. Even the hermits that were in the sand survived for a period of about 5 days. That being said, I had one hell of a NO3 spike shortly after setting up my aquarium. I would recommend rinsing the sand prior to using it just to be on the safe side.
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THE BARQUARIUM:
55 gallon cube - 50 lbs LR - ASM G3 skimmer - 30 Gallon sump - 22 Gallon refugium / frag tank - 4x 24 watt HO T5's - Mag 9.5 return - Pin Point PH monitor - 400 watt XM 20K MH in Lumenarc reflector - Dual stage GFO/NO3 media reactor - 6 stage RODI auto top up -Wavemaster Pro running 3 Koralia 2's.
Fully stocked with fish, corals and usually some fine scotch
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