Southdown

[Bippus]

I am on the quest, like many others, for some Southdown. Has anybody found anything in or around Austin, TX? If not, does any body want to go in on a pallet? I am upgrading from a 75 to a 135 plus going to try my hat at making rock and a back drop. . .I see a lot of sand in my forcast

 

[JuanGil75]

try your local lowes. the one here is selling bags of pavers sand. it is southdown. it comes in a clear bag with a brownish label.

here is a link to another thread that has a pic of it.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=725480

hope this helps.

Juan

 

[Bippus]

Thanks Juan,

I'll have to go back & check for that one. I looked at all their sands but mabey that will be in a different section.

 

[ledford1]

If you cant find SD, don't sweat it. It's like searching for Bigfoot. You have a better chance of finding a fellow reefer wanting to sell some.

I wouldn't look too long and hard, otherwise you're just wasting time by not getting normal aragonite sand. Everyday you put off getting sand is a day longer before you have the tank set up.

 

[galveston_guy]

Look for Old Castle play sand. Apparently, Southdown is now Old Castle. I know of a guy in Houston who has tons of the stuff if you need a contact.

 

[Bippus]

Man, I wish I would have known that last week!! I drove down to Houston last weekend to get the tank. Yes a contact would be great . . . Thanks

 

[galveston_guy]

sent you a pm.

 

[CastleRock]

They do not mine it anymore, no longer for sale
best bet is finding a reefer stashing some for a rainy day

 

[Bippus]

Thanks Mike