Substrate or sand at HD or Lowes

[winland]

What does Lowes or Home Depot, in Findlay, have in the way of sand that can be used as substrate? I have checked their web sites and not found much that is usable.
Any suggestions?

Chuck

 

[hllywd]

I got Kolorscape from Walmart a couple years ago when they clearanced it. I washed it REALLY well as it had a lot of fines. I couldn't be happier with the results.

Not a great pic but you get the idea...


Tim

 

[DOTZ]

I bought white quartz pool filter sand from ace hardware for 7.00 for a 50 LB bag and it worked fine, but the sand looked pinkish and if you looked real close it looked clearish. I wasn't too happy, but it worked.

 

[winland]

I really want to stay with an aragonite (calcium based) sand rather than a silicate type sand.
If anybody has any suggestions or some LS they want to get rid of, let me know.

Chuck

 

[hllywd]

I believe mine may be aragonite based. It will disolve in vinegar.
Like I said before I couldn't be happier with it. The grain size is a little bigger than some Carribsea I've bought in the past and there are grains of differing sizes but I like it, I think I gave or sold a bag to Dwayne for a nano too...

Tim

 

[winland]

Thanks Tim, I will look for some of that stuff, Kolorscape.
If anybody else sees it in a store, give me a shout.

Chuck