Soilmaster Select Substrate

[discusman1]

I bought 2 bags of SMS Charcoal from Lesco in San Jose about a month ago. He asked me if I was going to use it in an aquarium. He knew and said he will order some more to keep it in stock. I guess many people have bought from him before.

Peter

[Coolpix]

Originally Posted by discusman1

I bought 2 bags of SMS Charcoal from Lesco in San Jose about a month ago. He asked me if I was going to use it in an aquarium. He knew and said he will order some more to keep it in stock. I guess many people have bought from him before.

Peter

Peter . can you ask him if he can ship couple bags down to Orange County, Socali ? I try to get 2 bag so I can start my tank. One store to other store are doable i guess. if not ask him if he can ship directly to me and the cost. thanks.

[discusman1]

Coolpix,

The guy at the store just called me and told me their order for the SMS was not fulfilled. They are phasing it out. On that note, he did mention a Lesco in Houston has 100+ bags and you can probably call them to get a quote. Sorry.

Peter

[Coolpix]

no problem. thank for the head up

[zedron]

I called the local Lesco today and asked if theu had any charcoal in stock and the sale rep said they were getting rid of it and switching to a different product altogether from Pros Choice.

[jaidexl]

I hope it's Turface Pro League gray and they still allow one unit ordered online for local pickup.

[Bugman]

I also went by a local (Atlanta) Lesco today and found out the same info. They are phasing out SMS. What is on hand in their stores is it. I then went to the Pro's Choice web site and see that they no longer offer SMS in Charcoal, only the red. I haven't read anything about Turface Pro League. Is it the same product??

[bharada]

Turface is soil amendment product made by Profile.

http://www.turface.com/sports_fields...duct=trf_pr_lg

[jaidexl]

Someone posted a pic of Pro League Gray here or at APC and it's identical in color and size to SMS charcoal.


I just checked Lesco.com for Turface Pro League Gray and it seems you can order one unit for local pickup the same way it was done with SMS, although I didn't go as far as entering a CC number. The only down side is the cost, $23.22, still a decent price for a 50# bag of calcined clay.

[Bugman]

Here is the link on Lesco. I did place a order for 1 bag. I will let you know how it goes.

http://www.lesco.com/Default.aspx?PageID=87&Category=25

[Bugman]

Sorry the link doesn't take you to the final page. when the link comes up you will have some drop downs. Group = mulch, Type = soil admendment. Then go to the 3rd page and you will see the Truface.

[jaidexl]

Thanks B, I'm interested to see how it goes.

I think we should all make an effort to not tell them what we're doing with it, I have this suspicion that they were annoyed with us buying SMS, and were trying to make it harder for us to get. Maybe it even had something to do with the switch to Turface and they think we'll go away now. Or I guess they would've just disabled the ability to order 1 unit if that was the case... maybe I'm just a conspiracy theorist... either way, if I end up getting some, I'm going to tell them I have an irrigation issue in my yard and leave it at that.

[Dkdoll]

Wow, I'm surprised about this actually. I thought it would be pretty much impossible to find SMS now that the stores are discontinuing it, but I found two branches that each had a bag lying around from previous orders that were not picked up. I had them shipped to my branch. They might charge for shipping if they're part of another company, but its only $5-7, which still beats the price on high-tech gravel.

So if you're still looking for this stuff, check a few zip codes around you, and you might find an odd branch with a bag or two.

[JasonMonette]

I have one bag of this stuff....any one interested? I am located in kalamazoo Michigan