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Since you are in Florence, driving down to the coast to pick up some live rocks and a bucket or 2 of sand is prob not in the cards. Next option is to buy live rock and sand. As stated above once you rinse the sand a few times you will get rid of most of the live stuff. Not a good choice. You can buy live rock. Comes with good stuff and bad stuff. If you are new to this, you might not want to deal with bad stuff. It takes a lot of fun out of the hobby at first. A better option might be to get good porus rock thats dry and start your own bacteria cycling. Local reefers or your LFS will be happy to give you a cup of live sand and a piece of live rock to add to your dry stuff to start the growth cycle. It is possible to buy tank starter bacteria, comes in a bottle. Any of these methods will work. Some faster than others. Just keep in mind reef keeping is a long term project. No hurry, No worry. Is one way better than another?
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