Where could I look for WHITE sand?

audiotaylor · 06-14-2004, 09:16 AM

Hey all,
Do any of you know where I could even begin to look for some coarse pure white sand? The only place I can think to show you what Im looking for is on pages 48-49 and 68-69 of amano's Nature Aquarium World book 1. Thanks to anyone who has any ideas. Talk to you guys later.
-David

malkore · 06-14-2004, 03:13 PM

not sure how coarse you want it...but i know petsmart adn petco here both carry a carib-sea brand of white sand. it's pretty fine though.

**GDominy** · 06-14-2004, 05:30 PM

You have a couple choices.. You can go for the Carib-Sea sands etc but you will probably run into a pretty wild Ph shift as a lot of these contain high ammounts of Calcium. Its also very expensive.

Or, you can do what I did and get some bags of White Silica sand from a construction supply place. Its bone white, heavy and it doesnt cloud at all. I poured it right from the bag into my tank. This stuff was only $10 (CAN) a bag, and it only took 1.2 bags to fill my 135 Gallon tank.

audiotaylor · 06-14-2004, 09:21 PM

Thanks guys. Its actually going to be used in a bog vivarium for frogs, so pH wont be a factor. I will check out petsmart and see what they have in the way of sea sand, and I will also check the construction supply places.
-David

RoseHawke · 06-17-2004, 12:34 AM

Home Depot or Lowe's. Play Sand. At least it's pretty darn white here

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Cindy

cich · 06-17-2004, 12:43 AM

I'm sure you're already aware that white sand will get dirty pretty fast, but just thought I should mention it just incase.

--cich

audiotaylor · 06-17-2004, 07:52 AM

Thank you Cindy! Cich, yeah, that makes sence. Most of it will be covered with moss/rocks anyway so Im not too worried about that. Thanks though!
-David

cich · 06-17-2004, 07:54 AM

No problem! I just wanted to be sure that you knew

--cich

06-14-2004, 09:16 AM	#1
audiotaylor Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Soutern California! Posts: 125	Where could I look for WHITE sand? Hey all, Do any of you know where I could even begin to look for some coarse pure white sand? The only place I can think to show you what Im looking for is on pages 48-49 and 68-69 of amano's Nature Aquarium World book 1. Thanks to anyone who has any ideas. Talk to you guys later. -David __________________ The day we would limit ourselves or adapt to the music scene, is the day Opeth dies. -Mikael Akerfeldt

06-14-2004, 03:13 PM	#2
malkore Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 2,165	not sure how coarse you want it...but i know petsmart adn petco here both carry a carib-sea brand of white sand. it's pretty fine though. __________________ Malkore Filstar XP2 PIMP #3 Visit my aquarium pages - see specs on my tanks, and photos of how they've evolved

06-14-2004, 05:30 PM	#3
GDominy Planted Tank VIP (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Victoria,British Columbia, Canada Posts: 3,276	You have a couple choices.. You can go for the Carib-Sea sands etc but you will probably run into a pretty wild Ph shift as a lot of these contain high ammounts of Calcium. Its also very expensive. Or, you can do what I did and get some bags of White Silica sand from a construction supply place. Its bone white, heavy and it doesnt cloud at all. I poured it right from the bag into my tank. This stuff was only $10 (CAN) a bag, and it only took 1.2 bags to fill my 135 Gallon tank. __________________ Gareth

06-14-2004, 09:21 PM	#4
audiotaylor Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Soutern California! Posts: 125	Thanks guys. Its actually going to be used in a bog vivarium for frogs, so pH wont be a factor. I will check out petsmart and see what they have in the way of sea sand, and I will also check the construction supply places. -David __________________ The day we would limit ourselves or adapt to the music scene, is the day Opeth dies. -Mikael Akerfeldt

06-17-2004, 12:43 AM	#6
cich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Posts: 1,062	I'm sure you're already aware that white sand will get dirty pretty fast, but just thought I should mention it just incase. --cich __________________ Plants are gone, but my 33gal and I are back after a long hiatus.

06-17-2004, 12:34 AM	#5
RoseHawke Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (9/100%) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Alabama Posts: 1,878	Home Depot or Lowe's. Play Sand. At least it's pretty darn white here . Cindy

06-17-2004, 07:52 AM	#7
audiotaylor Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Soutern California! Posts: 125	Thank you Cindy! Cich, yeah, that makes sence. Most of it will be covered with moss/rocks anyway so Im not too worried about that. Thanks though! -David __________________ The day we would limit ourselves or adapt to the music scene, is the day Opeth dies. -Mikael Akerfeldt

06-17-2004, 07:54 AM	#8
cich Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Posts: 1,062	No problem! I just wanted to be sure that you knew --cich __________________ Plants are gone, but my 33gal and I are back after a long hiatus.

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