sand?

[MIKE ALERS]

has anybody used other types of sand.beside what they sell @ the lfs.

 

[Mr..Tang]

I am using 200 lbs. of koloscape sand. Its I think "southdown"? Regardless it seems to be working real good. My nassurius snails and dragon goby love it. No algae breakouts because of the sand and so far no glass scratches due to the sand. The beauty of it all is that it only cost me $15.

Great deal

 

[MIKE ALERS]

where can i buy it @

 

[Mr..Tang]

I got my from our local landscape supply store. But believe it or not I think I my have seen some at Walmart the other day.
Good luck and don't be afraid of what people will say because you're not spending hundreds of dollars in the "proper sand"

 

[MIKE ALERS]

thank for the info

 

[dugg]

You can buy pulverized limestone at lowes or HD and it will work fine for just a few bucks. It's calcium base sand and looks good. Not quite as white as the LFS sand, but real close. It's in the outdoor dept. with the edging blocks and garden stuff.

 

[AquaKnight]

I just got 200lbs of Quikrete from Ben's recommendation. No problems in his 180, so I'm giving it a try too...

 

[bluerug]

With using this sand you should always rinse it and use live sand to seed it. Good luck.

 

[AquaKnight]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10533644#post10533644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bluecarpet
With using this sand you should always rinse it and use live sand to seed it. Good luck.

Excellent advise I forgot to toss in. Picked up that blue tote in the pic too for that reason, only $4!:eek2:

 

[bluerug]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10533786#post10533786 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AquaKnight407
Excellent advise I forgot to toss. Picked up that blue tote in the pic too for that reason, only $4!:eek2:

You gotta deal. Good luck with the sand and be sure to post some pics when its in.

 

[55semireef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10533644#post10533644 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bluecarpet
With using this sand you should always rinse it and use live sand to seed it. Good luck.

Good pointer.

 

[AquaKnight]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10533800#post10533800 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bluecarpet
You gotta deal. Good luck with the sand and be sure to post some pics when its in.

Sure thing (it's a bad pic on purpose, don't want to give too much away before the log )

Sorry about thread-jacking Mike hopefully you got an good idea though lol.

 

[MIKE ALERS]

no problem aquaknight.the tank is looking good and thanks for the info.

 

[dugg]

Here is the limestone, it cost about the same as quickcrete, and is calcium based so it will help keep your PH stable and calcium levels up.