Rock making Party

[drbronx]

Whom else has play sand they can contribute? I believe St. James said he had some bags he can spare. Anyone else? Or who knows where to buy some silicate fre sand if needed? How much do we need. Ryan is bringing crushed oyster shells, Piazzon is bringing salt. What else is needed? For those laying out money for supplies, leave me the receipts which I will submit to the zoo for eventual repayment.

 

[Szwalla]

I could pickup supplies. Let me know what you still need.

-Mike

 

[fatrip]

same here tell me what else is needed and i could pick something up???

 

[St.james of reefdom]

no the bags i have are going in my 900

 

[zanclus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9917925#post9917925 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by St.james of reefdom
no the bags i have are going in my 900

Wish I had a 900 .... lol

I have 2 Bags of Portland cement 90 lbers I think they are.

 

[drbronx]

Anyone else with silicate free playsand. John, does the Ithaca Agway have any?

 

[zanclus]

I dont know but can check tomorrow ...

 

[Blugobi]

Hey John, take a look at K-mart...they have a store brand that is supposed to be a lot like Southdown....take contianer with some vinigar with you and check it out....I think its a red bag.

Geo

 

[RyanM]

Home depot use to have a pallet of kolorscape. Dont know if they still do but its getting to be that time of season so im sure they do. Plenty good enough to make rock out of. 4 bucks a bag.

 

[fatrip]

i can go take a look at HD this weekend and see if they have it...

 

[Blugobi]

Hey everyone, not trying to throw a wet blanket on this party, but remember its graduation weekend at most colleges for may 19th and 20th, so keep that in mind in case of a date change.......

Geo

 

[zanclus]

the date is fine with me

 

[fatrip]

no kolorscape at HD but they do have play sand...i asked on the DIY rock forum if it was good to use and some people said they use it...so good i guess...lol...how many more bags of sand do we need??? from scaning the thread no one has gotten sand yet correct??? so i figure 100 lbs, we do 3 to 1 cement probibly round 4 bags??? and do we want the brown colored or white???let me know and ill go and pick them up..

 

[drbronx]

Cool. Pick up some of the white sand. be sure to keep the receipts. Might want to check that no-one picks up any of the K-mart sand.

 

[fatrip]

ehh if they do we'll have some sand for the bottom of the tank...lol...

 

[drbronx]

I checked HD today. Their sand is paving sand. Not good for tanks.

 

[fatrip]

did you go to the garden area in HD they had white play sand....

 

[RyanM]

yea you have to go outside, its not with the regular sand

 

[fatrip]

they had mentioned pulverized limestone in the DIY rock forum, and said that it is nicer to use....ill check at the tractor supplie store tomorrow and see if they have any of this...since i just checked the quikrete does have quartz in it so that is no good...but it is the only sand that i could find at any store HD, lowes, walmart....does any one know of any cement places that might sell sand that we can look at????

 

[fatrip]

opp sorry forgot to add agway in there to places i have checked..