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I thought about getting sand from the ocean. And yes boiling will get rid of all the parasites in the sand, but boiling will also kill of all the BB bacteria in the sand. More importantly, the thing that most people forget about is pollution. The ocean has trillions of gallons of water, if one area is polluted, fish can move to another area. If your tank gets the slightest bit of pollution in it, your fish have nowhere else to go, and the pollution will harm them.
Unless you live near a beach where there are no boats, or have a boat and can go a few miles out, dive and grab sand from the bottom, then I would say NO to this.
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