I live right near Siesta Beach. Can I use some of this beautiful sand?

Hi everyone.

I live a few minutes away from Siesta Beach, Fl, which is known for it's beautiful, blinding white quartz sands. (See pic)

http://www.beachhunter.net/images/siestakey/siestasand_web2347.jpg

My current tank has a DSB of argonite. I'm not happy with the way it looks at all. I'll be upgrading to a new 75g tank within the next month (see my stand build thread here: http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/tank-stand-build-103228.html ) and was wondering if I could do a thorough wash of some sand from Siesta, and seed it with a few cups of my current argonite.

I love how absolutely white this sand is, but it's very fine. How much should the size of grain concern me? I will be running a fuge with a DSB in it (a good amount of my argonite from my current set-up).

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

never use beach sand...way too many pollutants...plus its probably against the law.

 

+ 1 I agree.

 

but it's sooo white and awesome

Where can I get some awesome white sand like that online? Everything I have found is brown.

 

Not worth risking the investment you have in your system IMO. Might very well be fine, but not worth it.

 

You can buy the bag sand that is not live. I think its like 5 dollars for a 5 lb bag. But that is at the LFS in my neighborhood.