Can I kill live sand to use for my Betta?

[Julianasbetta]

I have a bag of live sand I had accidentally bought and I’m thinking of deep cleaning/rinsing it in order to use it for my Betta fish. I know live sand should never mix with freshwater, but is there any way I could kill the live sand to make it safe for my Betta? (Extra Info: I have a halfmoon dumbo male in a 10gallon, but I’m thinking of adding 5 neon tetras OR white cloud minnows in the future. The sand is the “Ocean Direct Caribbean Live Sand”) Thank you!

 

[Colin_T]

the sand is beach sand and will make the water go alkaline, this is not good for bettas because that don't naturally occur in alkaline water.

just get some course river sand from a nursery, rinse it well and use that.

 

[Julianasbetta]

the sand is beach sand and will make the water go alkaline, this is not good for bettas because that don't naturally occur in alkaline water.

just get some course river sand from a nursery, rinse it well and use that.

Aw okay, thank you so much!!