luv951 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 After a long time searching, I finally found cheap, local, sugar size, white sand. Where of all places? Home Depot on Murray and hwy 26 I had check there before many times, but this last time I was in, there it was. It was marked as Quickcrete Arena Sand, Medium Sized. It was in a green and black labeled bag. The bag, like most sand and concrete bags was brown like a shopping back. They had a full pallet, so guessing its pretty new. Best part? $7.78 for 100 pounds. Bought two bags this weekend and it looks really nice. I remember being part of a discussion a year or more ago on here where a bunch of us were looking for it, so hope this helps someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Do you have it in your tank yet? Just wondering the waviness of it from the powerheads and whatnot. I would like to use this as I plan on getting some small sand sifters and I would like to have the natural wave in the sand but I don't want it to be flying all over the place... How about a video maybe?(naughty) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Does it list what type of sand it is??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayTheSavageFraser Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Quikrete is made of silica, quartz...have fun with the algae! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv951 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Do you have it in your tank yet? Just wondering the waviness of it from the powerheads and whatnot. I would like to use this as I plan on getting some small sand sifters and I would like to have the natural wave in the sand but I don't want it to be flying all over the place... How about a video maybe?(naughty) I do, but its in there curing with my LR. It moves from the waves (around 35x turnover), but when I open more outlets on my CL it settles down just fine. Looks like a molded substrate, its that fine. Not sure about a vid, my Camcorder is a bit older and I have to run it through software which is a PITA to get things saved. It has formed nice dunes from the CL......I will try to get a pic tomorrow for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv951 Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Quikrete is made of silica, quartz...have fun with the algae! Clay My tank is made of silica too, so I am not too worried, but thanks for the concern? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayTheSavageFraser Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I am very concerned I hope that it doesn't cause any problems...glass won't leach. Hopefully your sand doesn't either. Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowpunk Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I do' date=' but its in there curing with my LR. It moves from the waves (around 35x turnover), but when I open more outlets on my CL it settles down just fine. Looks like a molded substrate, its that fine. Not sure about a vid, my Camcorder is a bit older and I have to run it through software which is a PITA to get things saved. It has formed nice dunes from the CL......I will try to get a pic tomorrow for you[/quote'] No biggy if you can't but I would love to see it if you can... I love the wavy dunes look if it gets made naturally, it looks awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I just went to aragonite sugar sand and the natural waves are sweet looking. My sub strate changes every day and then once In a while I push it back and start over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 As I recall there are a couple of members here using the white silica sand already that like it better than the aragonite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I used silica once and never had any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I never know with these kinds of things. I mean you would think that you could grab sand from a beach or just off shore and be good, but from what I read that isn't the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Snorkelwasp Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 +1. silica and quartz are indeed ok...but whos to know how pure it is...i still think its ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobble Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I've used that sand in the past and didn't have positive results. Diatom algae proved to be uncontrollable and tank was a constant dust storm. I went through so many impeller shafts I lost count. If a fish did even the slightest amount of digging, the tank looked like a milky white cloud and took quite some time to clear up. I wanted white sand, but brown diatoms constantly covered the surface of the sand. I ended up finally taking it out. If you've already put it in your tank, see how it goes. Perhaps you will have better results than I did. Every tank is different. Another inexpensive options would be pool filter sand. It is available for around $10 - $15 for a 50 lb bag and comes in a variety of colors. I switched to that and my diatom algae problem went away. It also has slightly larger grain size, so it won't be blown around the tank as easily as the Home Depot white sand. Any local spa store carries it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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