Sand Box – 25 pounds live sand – Tampa Bay Saltwater

Sustainably Harvested

Excellent Bio filtration

Fast and Fresh Delivery

TAMPA BAY SALTWATER Treasure Chest

Sand Box – 25 pounds live sand

This Treasure Chest contains 25 pounds live sand and ships to your door.

$62.00

Available on backorder

Live Sand is full of diverse microorganisms beneficial for your tank!

The 25 pound Sand Box contains a coarse mixture of sand, shell fragments, broken shells, and coral skeletons. The color is as varied as shells on the Florida Gulf coast beaches: bits of oranges, beige, pinks, pale yellows, and browns. It often contains small bivalves, starfish, snails, and worms.

Treasure Chest Products are shipped UPS next day flat rate.

Live Sand for Reef Aquariums. Can’t get more Live than this!

TBS is the oldest working aquaculture Live Rock Farm. The site is located in the nutrient rich water off Tarpon Springs known as the Sponge Captial of the world. Harvested with care, our Living Rock and Live Sand always travel submerged to preserve life forms vital for your aquarium's health.

Our Live Sand is the Best:

Sustainable Ocean Product

Diverse Microorganisms

Preferred for High Flow Tanks

Wrasse & Jawfish approved

Beneficial Bacteria

Great for New Tank Cycling

Mature Tank Seeding

Harvested by Hand

Ocean Floor to Your Door

Sand Box – 25 pounds

TBS Live Sand contains beneficial bacteria that help with denitrification, water clarity, ammonia break down and disposal of detritus. Many organisms not visible are found living within sand layers. Microscopic and megascopic organisms are vital components for cycling a new tank and continued health of established tanks.

The grain size is conducive to deep sand beds due to the irregularity of shapes and sizes. It is an excellent choice for tanks with high flow, as it is not easily blown around like finer grained sand.

Jawfish, gobies and wrasses will appreciate TBS Live Sand’s texture when creating burrows for living and sleeping. Sand sifting starfish, snails will live under the sand. Long tentacle anemones will bury through it.

Sustainably Collected Live Sand

Not many vendors offer diver collected sand. Why? Because it is hard work.

We harvest TBS live sand by hand on the ocean bottom where the current is flowing and tides a changing. This is a tedious job but well worth the effort. Our Live Sand is so full of goodies that it is literally harvested amongst flounders. Yes, flounders are very interested in sand collection.

From the lease site, sand is transported in natural sea water to the Icehouse. Once in the holding system the sand is kept in medium flow with moderate lighting. A couple giant hermit crabs patrol the sandy surface keeping it aerated until it is sold and shipped across the country.

Our live sand is a big seller and moves quickly, so expect only the freshest grains in your order.

The recommended amount of live sand in a marine aquarium is 1 pound per gallon. This provides about an inch of depth.

Care for Hand Harvested Live Sand

Basic care – Is provided by a clean-up crew of critters. Hermits, snails, starfish, cucumbers and shrimps will scavenge through it, scuttle across it and burrow in. This helps aerate the sand and move detritus out.
Functioning Aquarium Required– TBS Live Sand will arrive in seawater, carefully bagged, and held in an insulated box. This is a perishable product and requires life support provided by a working aquarium.
Flow – Live Sand was harvested from a lease site many miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, where the water is flowing, and tides are changing. We recommend good water flow.
Water Quality – Reverse Osmosis De-Ionized water is vital for your marine inhabitants. Use it to top-off evaporated water and use it when making your own saltwater at specific gravity 1.024-1.026.
Harvesting & Shipping are Weather Dependent- We make every attempt to collect and ship weekly, but sometimes mother nature says No.
Shipper Abuse or Customer Neglect- We do our best to package securely in the event of box abuse in the hands of carriers. Contact us immediately with concerns regarding box damage. We also do our best to coordinate with customer’s airport pick-ups and rely on you to be available for Treasure Chest deliveries. We are not responsible for orders left at the destination air cargo hub or left outside your door for hours.

Examples of the Live Critters Found in our Live Sand

Lancelet

Friendly Freebie

Micro Starfish

Friendly Freebie

Whelk Snail

Sump It

How Shipping Works

Most orders ship within 1 week. That’s fast & fresh delivery!

Sea

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First, we venture out on the high seas aboard the workboat, Orion, for harvesting the underwater farm. There we seek the highest quality sand & rock for our customers. Onboard, rock and sand are transported fully submerged to the warehouse holding system. Inventory moves quickly, so harvesting is frequent. We do our best to keep all products in stock and ready to move. Keep in mind, that offshore diving is a weather dependent activity where our safety is priority.

After placing an order, we will reach out via email to schedule the date for air cargo delivery or bumpy road arrival. This is the time to confirm your aquarium is functioning and it is ready to provide life support. Good communication is vital for both of us, email provides a detailed record so we’re on the same page before the anchor drops. We aren’t Amazon, but we are fast.

Schedule

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Air cargo is our favorite way to move submerged live rock across the country. It is fast, safe and cost effective. We take great pride in delivering the freshest products. In most cases, we package orders the SAME day you receive it. After tendering your boxes at Tampa International Airport, you will receive an Airway Tracking number to follow your shipment. Air cargo is paid directly to the airline at pickup with an ID and a credit card.

Small orders ship flat rate UPS. They arrive at your door a day after they are packed. Specific products that fit this box size are categorized as “Treasure Chests”. You will receive tracking information for your order via email. Flat rate shipping is charged at checkout. Please be home to receive these perishable items. Shipping is weather dependent.

Land

04 Delivery

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WooHoo, it is the BIG day! Are you ready to get your hands wet? Is your aquarium prepared to sustain life? Put on some clean gloves and crack open the box. Prepare yourself for the smell of fresh ocean harvested products handled and packaged with great care. It is an honor to provide natural products sustainably harvested to benefit the health of your marine system.

Sustainably Harvested

Excellent Bio filtration

Fast and Fresh Delivery

TAMPA BAY SALTWATER Treasure Chest

Sand Box – 25 pounds live sand

Live Sand for Reef Aquariums. Can’t get more Live than this!

TBS is the oldest working aquaculture Live Rock Farm. The site is located in the nutrient rich water off Tarpon Springs known as the Sponge Captial of the world. Harvested with care, our Living Rock and Live Sand always travel submerged to preserve life forms vital for your aquarium's health.

Our Live Sand is the Best:

Sustainable Ocean Product

Diverse Microorganisms

Preferred for High Flow Tanks

Wrasse & Jawfish approved

Beneficial Bacteria

Great for New Tank Cycling

Mature Tank Seeding

Harvested by Hand

Ocean Floor to Your Door

Sustainably Collected Live Sand

Not many vendors offer diver collected sand. Why? Because it is hard work.

We harvest TBS live sand by hand on the ocean bottom where the current is flowing and tides a changing. This is a tedious job but well worth the effort. Our Live Sand is so full of goodies that it is literally harvested amongst flounders. Yes, flounders are very interested in sand collection.

From the lease site, sand is transported in natural sea water to the Icehouse. Once in the holding system the sand is kept in medium flow with moderate lighting. A couple giant hermit crabs patrol the sandy surface keeping it aerated until it is sold and shipped across the country.

Our live sand is a big seller and moves quickly, so expect only the freshest grains in your order.

The recommended amount of live sand in a marine aquarium is 1 pound per gallon. This provides about an inch of depth.

Care for Hand Harvested Live Sand

Examples of the Live Critters Found in our Live Sand

Lancelet

Friendly Freebie

Micro Starfish

Friendly Freebie

Whelk Snail

Sump It

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Land

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Delivery

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