Southdown Sand
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I looked last spring for about 2 months.. no luck.. the only type of sand that might be aragonite sold near here that I could find was Old castle brand.. you have to do the vinegar test on it.
There was some old castle that passed the vinegar test sold at a walmart up in Monroe MI... by the time I got up there they were out.
I did find old castle white play sand at K-mart, Walmart, and Meijers but it all failed the test... I tried each place multiple times to see if they got some aragonite in at different times..
If you are up for a drive, check out the cleveland area reef club-- there is a garden center near cleveland that sold Southdown last year... factor in your gas expense... if you aren't getting alot then its probably cheaper to get it online.. if getting a bunch then it might be worth it.
There was some old castle that passed the vinegar test sold at a walmart up in Monroe MI... by the time I got up there they were out.
I did find old castle white play sand at K-mart, Walmart, and Meijers but it all failed the test... I tried each place multiple times to see if they got some aragonite in at different times..
If you are up for a drive, check out the cleveland area reef club-- there is a garden center near cleveland that sold Southdown last year... factor in your gas expense... if you aren't getting alot then its probably cheaper to get it online.. if getting a bunch then it might be worth it.
Dubbin1
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And I forgot... I'm selling some live sand (aragonite) too...
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=793721
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=793721
MACDad
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weshu87,
Here is what I found at Home Depot last year.
It passed the vinegar test. The only thing is, you will get a pretty good diatom bloom from it. It probably has more silicates than aragonite. You may want to get a couple bags of this, if you can find it. Then just buy a bag or two of aragonite to put on top of this sand. It has worked well for me.
Buy some of that live sand from Spuds
That is a good deal that he has.
Fred
Here is what I found at Home Depot last year.
It passed the vinegar test. The only thing is, you will get a pretty good diatom bloom from it. It probably has more silicates than aragonite. You may want to get a couple bags of this, if you can find it. Then just buy a bag or two of aragonite to put on top of this sand. It has worked well for me.
Buy some of that live sand from Spuds
That is a good deal that he has.Fred
hllywd
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6922648#post6922648 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hllywd
I've looked... not since last summer, but never seen it here at Lowes, HD, or Menards... believe me I've looked...
I didn't think of it when I made that post but just for giggles I have looked at a couple HDs in the Ft Lauderdale area. They were as baffled as to what I was talking about as they are here.
MACDad
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6923178#post6923178 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hllywd
Fred, Why do you suppose it says "Do not use for..., aquariums, ..."
That would be a concern to me...
hllywd,
My understanding is that all sand, besides ones specifically packaged for the hobby, have that comment on the bag including southdown sand.
I can only speak from personal experience. It has worked great for me. The sand is teaming with life (pods, worms, etc). My corals are doing well as are my fish. But, as always, use at your own risk. My experience has been a good one.
Fred
Today i visited lowes bought a bag of the kolorscape patio/paver base 1. vinegar tested it fizzed right up and what was left was chunks of stone which must not be argonite. This is kind of dissapointing but there were 2 other grades of kolorscape patio/paver which were more like a regular sand all packaged by old castle, i will go back soon and test those 2 as well.
