I need a lot of sand ??

enemec1 · 02/14/2007, 05:00 PM

I have been asking around what type of sand to use in a fuge that will have a 12" sand bed. is there any other sugestion of sand without spending a ton of money. HD, Lowes, or concrete supplie co. I can not find southdown or old castle or even the sand from yardright.
I did find a sand at HD that says kolorscape, it also has the silica warning on it

sunkool · 02/14/2007, 05:02 PM

I use silica, as well as alot of other people, in my tank with no problems. you can't buy yardright anymore.

bertoni · 02/14/2007, 05:02 PM

Any silica or calcium carbonate sand is likely okay. Some sandblasting sand has been known to work well in display tanks. I'm not sure what the sand in the refugium is supposed to do, though.

WaterKeeper · 02/14/2007, 06:10 PM

I'd say use about a 10-11" inch bed of fine builder's sand and top it off with an inch or two of true LS. Why so deep a bed?

enemec1 · 02/14/2007, 06:56 PM

it is going to be in a 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank Fuge, I will also have a 100 gallon stock tank as a sump. all this for a 180g or larger display that I am planning.

enemec1 · 02/14/2007, 08:04 PM

who uses?
Quickcreet
or
kolorscape
and how do you like it?

02/14/2007, 05:00 PM	#1
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	I need a lot of sand ?? I have been asking around what type of sand to use in a fuge that will have a 12" sand bed. is there any other sugestion of sand without spending a ton of money. HD, Lowes, or concrete supplie co. I can not find southdown or old castle or even the sand from yardright. I did find a sand at HD that says kolorscape, it also has the silica warning on it __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

02/14/2007, 05:02 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Any silica or calcium carbonate sand is likely okay. Some sandblasting sand has been known to work well in display tanks. I'm not sure what the sand in the refugium is supposed to do, though. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

02/14/2007, 06:10 PM	#4
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	I'd say use about a 10-11" inch bed of fine builder's sand and top it off with an inch or two of true LS. Why so deep a bed? __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

02/14/2007, 06:56 PM	#5
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	it is going to be in a 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank Fuge, I will also have a 100 gallon stock tank as a sump. all this for a 180g or larger display that I am planning. __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

02/14/2007, 08:04 PM	#6
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	who uses? Quickcreet or kolorscape and how do you like it? __________________ Help my wife is going to kill me, I'm spending my sons college funds. Current Tank Info: two 30 gallon cubes

02/14/2007, 05:02 PM	#2
sunkool Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Spring Hill Fl. Posts: 754	I use silica, as well as alot of other people, in my tank with no problems. you can't buy yardright anymore.