looking for sand to make rock

[MOX]

i have been to every store local to williamsport and have had no luck finding any sand that will work.
If any one can help i am willing to make a road trip i just want to get this sand

Walmart no good
Kmart no good
Lowes no good
Home depot might i have to check myself but i made a phone call all i got was "white play sand" out of the girl i spoke with
i have also ask all these places if they could order it in and all of them responded with no

so i am asking fo a little help plz

thank you adn the frags from the swap are doing great.

 

[adnup]

I got this from Lowes (outside with pavers). Worked great on my rocks. Dont have pic of the rocks, still curing....

 

[MOX]

did it pass the vinegar test

i got an itch that can't be scratched till i start this project

 

[cinnamongirl]

Don't mean to hitchhike... but what is this vinegar test you're talking about?

 

[Sanjay]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7403286#post7403286 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cinnamongirl
Don't mean to hitchhike... but what is this vinegar test you're talking about?

If it fizzes and bubbles when adding vinegar it contains calcium carbonate based sand.

sanjay.

 

[MOX]

Well I have yet to find sand that is aragonite based but I found crushed oyster shells sold as a chicken supplement.
That should be fine as a buffer made a couple of test rocks they look good not as poris as I would like so next batch will have noodles in it. I used bread to make caves that worked well but don't leave it were animals will find it and eat the bread out of you rock before it dries. I think I might have killed a raccoon opps!!

 

[cinnamongirl]

Ah. Thanks, Sanjay!

 

[Blugobi]

Mox I have 4-5 bags of of sand I got from Chase-Pitkin before the closed up...I have used some of each and both have passed the Vinegar test. I live about 1 1/2 hours north of Williamsport in Van Etten, NY. I would be willing to trade you 2-3 bags for some frags. I would be willing to split the difference on travel Let me know.

George