cheap sand?

[Turbovr3six]

is there a cheap alterantive to buying sand from a lfs? i have a 125 that im upgrading to a 180 and i plan to buy regular sand and seed it with my exsisting live sand..... ive heard lots about cheap sands that can be used in a aquarium.... my question is whats the cheapest/safest sand to get without getting rammed by the fish stores? i dont want to have algea problems and unwanted nutriants so what should i do?

 

[Mayesj101]

The easiest one that I found was just to search through a local Petco...the one closest to my house has dry sand for 14.99 per 20-pound bag-that's .75 per pound. Wash it a few times with RO-water, then put it in the 180 and seed it with your existing sand from the 125. I know what you mean about LFS problems-the LFS closest to me has some absolutely ridiculous prices on live rock/sand.

 

[Nanook]

Considering the expense of setting up and maintaining a reef tank, don't skimp on the sand

 

[Nanook]

Several types to choose from:

http://www.caribsea.com/pages/products/dry_aragonite.html

 

[Turbovr3six]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15560036#post15560036 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nanook
Considering the expense of setting up and maintaining a reef tank, don't skimp on the sand

yea i posted this same thread in the arizona section to get some input near me and some guys said the same thing but was kinda rude but im starting to think about doing that.... all the lfs sand is $60 for a 40lb bag so im not diggin that..... that petco super fine sand will do the trick? thats what im assuming everyone is talking about? input?

thanks for pushing me in the right direction!

 

[Carant]

Turbovr3six,

I just posted a reply to on this post in the Fish Only & Aggressive Tanks forum.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1692251

I will be waiting to hear his story.

Hope this helps (both of us)
Bruce

 

[Nanook]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15560942#post15560942 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Turbovr3six
yea i posted this same thread in the arizona section to get some input near me and some guys said the same thing but was kinda rude but im starting to think about doing that.... all the lfs sand is $60 for a 40lb bag so im not diggin that..... that petco super fine sand will do the trick? thats what im assuming everyone is talking about? input?

thanks for pushing me in the right direction!

Dang, that is a pretty steep price! I would say their markup is a little much:lol: I would shop around, or buy from Doctor Foster and Smith since they have cheap shipping.

 

[Turbovr3six]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15569974#post15569974 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nanook
Dang, that is a pretty steep price! I would say their markup is a little much:lol: I would shop around, or buy from Doctor Foster and Smith since they have cheap shipping.

is the "marco rocks" sand any good? right now its $99 for 160lbs of crushed aroginite

 

[skanderson]

i thought that marco rock was running a special on aragonite for the month of august. it was a good deal and included shipping. i was considering ordering a ton for a future big tank im dreaming of.

 

[monotreme_man]

when doing my tank, i found the cheapest way to get good
sand (e got mostly pink fiji) was through
http://tropiquarium.petrg.com/

although you have to experiment to get the best shipping
price (if i recall correctly, shipping for an order of 80lbs
was much cheaper than half the shipping for 160lbs).

 

[johnnyroastbeef]

Take a look at these guys. Their sand is aragonite, and the price is good. I bought all my LR from them too.
http://www.liverockusa.com/