Hawaii residents

fishkeeper01 · 01-01-2013, 08:41 PM

Hi sorry for those of you not from hawaii, this question is not meant to be discriminatory. So for my fellow members who are from hawaii I have a question, regarding sand. I wanted to use sand in my lake malawi tank. Now i've checked home depot, city mill, and lowe's, does anyone know where i can get play sand or pool filter sand because i used the coral sand that i saw all three stores selling and it was a bad experience. The particles were so fine that it made the water extremely murky. Now i have used the artificial sand the lfs sell, but as we know it's really expensive, and my tank is 45g. If anyone can help me i would really appreciate it thanks.

nokturnalkid · 01-01-2013, 08:55 PM

Not sure what island you are from but try Mr. Sandman in mapunapuna. They deal with sandblasting and pool supplies. I used to get 3m colorquartz and pfs from them. Might wanna check and see if they have any old stock still left. The 3m cq has been discontinued for a few years but I bought some about 2yrs ago and they said they still had pallets of the stuff.

milesm · 01-01-2013, 09:03 PM

if you are on oahu, give mr sandman a call; they're located in the mapunapuna area. they sell lapis lustre blasting sand, about $25 for 50lbs. google lapis lustre to see the various grain sizes they have. i use the #3. i'm sure you can find a grain size similar to the play sand. some batches have calcium carbonate looking bits in it, but no issue for you since it'll be going in with your malawis. some lfs repackage this same stuff and sell it for twice the price.

fishkeeper01 · 01-01-2013, 09:09 PM

was rinsing it out a problem? Also is it dense enough so that when i rinse it the sand won't just float everywhere? Also what's there #?

milesm · 01-02-2013, 09:22 PM

no problems rinsing it out; it should be rinsed. it sinks immediately unlike turface or pfs. regarding there (sic) phone number, may i suggest the telephone directory or calling 411? or google?

01-01-2013, 08:41 PM	#1
fishkeeper01 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: hawaii Posts: 210	Hawaii residents Hi sorry for those of you not from hawaii, this question is not meant to be discriminatory. So for my fellow members who are from hawaii I have a question, regarding sand. I wanted to use sand in my lake malawi tank. Now i've checked home depot, city mill, and lowe's, does anyone know where i can get play sand or pool filter sand because i used the coral sand that i saw all three stores selling and it was a bad experience. The particles were so fine that it made the water extremely murky. Now i have used the artificial sand the lfs sell, but as we know it's really expensive, and my tank is 45g. If anyone can help me i would really appreciate it thanks.

01-01-2013, 08:55 PM	#2
nokturnalkid Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (75/100%) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: HI, but Pueblo, CO for now Posts: 1,228	Not sure what island you are from but try Mr. Sandman in mapunapuna. They deal with sandblasting and pool supplies. I used to get 3m colorquartz and pfs from them. Might wanna check and see if they have any old stock still left. The 3m cq has been discontinued for a few years but I bought some about 2yrs ago and they said they still had pallets of the stuff. __________________ Schuber Wright 6 gal Mr. Aqua 11.4 g...coming soon 30gal Journal - RIP

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01-01-2013, 09:03 PM	#3
milesm Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: HI Posts: 517	if you are on oahu, give mr sandman a call; they're located in the mapunapuna area. they sell lapis lustre blasting sand, about $25 for 50lbs. google lapis lustre to see the various grain sizes they have. i use the #3. i'm sure you can find a grain size similar to the play sand. some batches have calcium carbonate looking bits in it, but no issue for you since it'll be going in with your malawis. some lfs repackage this same stuff and sell it for twice the price. Last edited by milesm; 01-01-2013 at 09:04 PM.. Reason: phantom post

01-01-2013, 09:09 PM	#4
fishkeeper01 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: hawaii Posts: 210	was rinsing it out a problem? Also is it dense enough so that when i rinse it the sand won't just float everywhere? Also what's there #?

01-02-2013, 09:22 PM	#5
milesm Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: HI Posts: 517	no problems rinsing it out; it should be rinsed. it sinks immediately unlike turface or pfs. regarding there (sic) phone number, may i suggest the telephone directory or calling 411? or google?