im going to be setting up my first saltwater tank soon and am wanting to put sand for my substrate. im only wanting about 2" i was wondering where everyone local gets the sand they use in there tanks. ive looked at home depot for the southdown sand but didnt see any. thanks.
where to get sand
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coralreefer
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I heard last year the Walmart on Corridor G had some. It's called Old Castle now instead of Southdown.
I heard last year the Walmart on Corridor G had some. It's called Old Castle now instead of Southdown.
stevebeaver
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i have some live sand for sale - 5 gal bucket full for $20, i'm in charleston and huntington all the time
theres a walmart close to home, ill check there this evening.
steve, when i find some regular sand, ill definitly take a bucket of live sand for the top layer, and to help with cycling. or do you think a bucket full would be enough for about 2" in a 65 gallon? im not sure how many pounds i need or how much a bucket full would weigh.
65gallon AGA tank
stand
4x75watt VHO retro, still need bulbs, was thinking 2 daylight and 2 actinics, any suggestions?
aqua-c remora pro hang on skimmer, still need a pump for this probably going to go with a maxijet 1200.
about 100pounds of base rock, not going to use it all. gonna use about 50pounds of base and 50pounds of live rock
hang on the back refugium from cpr, dont know much else about this
heater, salt, test kits, some other misc. stuff but thats the guts of my setup.just need to get my sand, live rock. and i should be set.
im still learning, so any help/advice you guys can give me would be appreciated. im sure ill have more questions. thanks.
steve, when i find some regular sand, ill definitly take a bucket of live sand for the top layer, and to help with cycling. or do you think a bucket full would be enough for about 2" in a 65 gallon? im not sure how many pounds i need or how much a bucket full would weigh.
65gallon AGA tank
stand
4x75watt VHO retro, still need bulbs, was thinking 2 daylight and 2 actinics, any suggestions?
aqua-c remora pro hang on skimmer, still need a pump for this probably going to go with a maxijet 1200.
about 100pounds of base rock, not going to use it all. gonna use about 50pounds of base and 50pounds of live rock
hang on the back refugium from cpr, dont know much else about this
heater, salt, test kits, some other misc. stuff but thats the guts of my setup.just need to get my sand, live rock. and i should be set.
im still learning, so any help/advice you guys can give me would be appreciated. im sure ill have more questions. thanks.
i would like to do that too, but im not sure a 5gallon bucket will be enough. unless steve has more than 1 bucket for sale. i used the calculator and it said i would need about 75 pounds of sand. i dont know how much a bucket would weigh. steve, do you know how much a bucket weighs? if you have enough let me know. thanks.
coralreefer
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You shouldn't have a problem using dry sand and seeding it with live.
Where are you in WV? If Steve doesn't have any more and you really want to use all live I have over a 100+ pounds of live aragonite sand.
Where are you in WV? If Steve doesn't have any more and you really want to use all live I have over a 100+ pounds of live aragonite sand.
stevebeaver
New member
i have 3 buckets , which made a 4" - 5" base in a 55 gal.
so 2 buckets will prob do a 2" base in a 65 gal easily.
so 2 buckets will prob do a 2" base in a 65 gal easily.
coralreefer
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