Sand sold on eBay

If they have a regular business with a website, and they are selling on e-bay on the side (like sealifeinc.net and others) it's probably OK. That being said, it might be worth checking out RC sponsors and other companies that have a good reputation to see what the price difference is.

If you really want to save money, you can buy most of your sand "dead" and seed it with a small amount of live sand from a business or a friend's tank. The LR will seed the sand as well- this will just take a little longer for the sandbed to establish itself. I used 5# of truly live sand (i.e. that the seller had kept in saltwater) and 40# of bagged sand and the substrate was full of worms and cultures pretty quickly.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13305927#post13305927 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sl-atl
If they have a regular business with a website, and they are selling on e-bay on the side (like sealifeinc.net and others) it's probably OK. That being said, it might be worth checking out RC sponsors and other companies that have a good reputation to see what the price difference is.

If you really want to save money, you can buy most of your sand "dead" and seed it with a small amount of live sand from a business or a friend's tank. The LR will seed the sand as well- this will just take a little longer for the sandbed to establish itself. I used 5# of truly live sand (i.e. that the seller had kept in saltwater) and 40# of bagged sand and the substrate was full of worms and cultures pretty quickly.
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Thanks for the heads up... I just noticed the Sponsors link above and will look around.
 
Why not just go with something by CaribSea? They seem to be universally praised for having good products.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13314755#post13314755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jbc123
Why not just go with something by CaribSea? They seem to be universally praised for having good products.
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They didn't have it for sale...
 
try www.petsmart.com

free shipping with orders over $75.00 and their online stuff is priced really well.

$36.99 for a 160 gallon bucket of Instant Ocean Salt
$26.99 for a 40lb bag or dead aragonite reef sand

factor in the free shipping and its a heck of a deal
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13314755#post13314755 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jbc123
Why not just go with something by CaribSea? They seem to be universally praised for having good products.
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TFS said the CaribSea wasn't live sand and suggested the Nature's Ocean..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13314994#post13314994 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Acerone
TFS said the CaribSea wasn't live sand and suggested the Nature's Ocean..
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http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idproduct~CS0920.html

This is what I got. It was live. Maybe your LFS just didnt' have any Caribsea live sand.

But really, sand is sand.. as long as you like the looks of it, have enough and the texture works for your livestock.

The bacteria in sand is minimal compared to what you will get with live rock.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13314965#post13314965 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sminker
try www.petsmart.com

free shipping with orders over $75.00 and their online stuff is priced really well.

$36.99 for a 160 gallon bucket of Instant Ocean Salt
$26.99 for a 40lb bag or dead aragonite reef sand

factor in the free shipping and its a heck of a deal
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Better yet they pricematch in store. So you can go to the store and get that deal for instant gratification. Besides that they'll match [YMMV] other competitors so I got a bucket of Instant Ocean for 29.99 matched to DrFosterSmith.com.

Jeff
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13315018#post13315018 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jpkboca
Better yet they pricematch in store. So you can go to the store and get that deal for instant gratification. Besides that they'll match [YMMV] other competitors so I got a bucket of Instant Ocean for 29.99 matched to DrFosterSmith.com.

Jeff
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yeah thats what i do. its only 10 minutes away.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13315016#post13315016 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jbc123
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idproduct~CS0920.html

This is what I got. It was live. Maybe your LFS just didnt' have any Caribsea live sand.

But really, sand is sand.. as long as you like the looks of it, have enough and the texture works for your livestock.

The bacteria in sand is minimal compared to what you will get with live rock.
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Looks good. Do you have any pics of your tank with that sand in it...
 
Depending on shipping, that is a good price. I bought the sand on ebay were you can see the video of them puring the sand. I liked it. Nice grains, good color.
 
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