arkansas southdown or something close :-)

[shr00m]

i live in AR near the fort smith area, i was wondering if anyone knows where to get southdown... so far all ive been able to find is quickrete playsand, its the kind with the green lettering on the bag.. PLEASE help...

 

[Anonymous]

Hi shr00m!

I'm sure you won't have to wait long before someone nearby pops up. We appear to have the same problem acquiring this sand out here in California, too. Good luck!

 

[rwesurfn]

I live in springdale and have not seen it here....I was at my dads house the other day and noticed a bag or 2 of tropical play sand.....but didnt look any closer at it. I had already given up on finding and went with aragonite..........high dollar let me tell ya.
I will check out the bags at his house today or tomorrow and let 'cha know if it is usuable....right color and such.
the quikrete is very dark and too large grain size i think

 

[mickadee]

I lived in Searcy and looked everywhere for it and never found it. I drove all over the state for work and whenever I was in a new area I always stopped to check and see if it was there with no success..
Mike

 

[shr00m]

what good news that is... we're in the south its southdown.... damn... sucks!!! i am setting up my 75 in the next week and id love to find some white caribian sand of any type... its hard to believe its this hard to find, i know ive seen white sand in ashtrays, i wonder where they get that sand from? usually thats white play sand... oh well if anyone knows anything let me know! thanks a whole lot.

 

[shr00m]

its the brown type... it says its prewashed sterile playsand... normal type that you find in a kids play thing... if the only thing this is going to affect is the color then i dont care... say i add a bag of CC to my 4 inch sand bed if i use the brown stuff wouldnt that help the buffering properties, id love to find the white stuff if possible but if theres really not that much difference i dont care....

 

[mickadee]

I put a mix in my 100 of the argonite sand from the LFS and quikrette playsand from HD the playsand is working its way to the bottom of the bed and the white argonite is going to the top. I havent seen any problems with water stability or algae growth but its hasnt been in very long so far I am happy with it.
mike

 

[lawndoctor]

id love to find some white caribian sand of any type... its hard to believe its this hard to find, i know ive seen white sand in ashtrays, i wonder where they get that sand from? usually thats white play sand... oh well if anyone knows anything let me know! thanks a whole lot.

www.purearagonite.com. Less risk of contamination than play sand from a hardware store.

 

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen any of the new Carib Sea reptile sand? It's supposed to be very cheap, and I would imagine it comes from the same place as their reef sands. I'm expecting some in the store soon, but don't know anything else about it.

 

[shr00m]

OMFG I FOUND SOME!!! i found some white beach sand play sand, sand collected from the gulf coast, i got 8 bags for 3 bucks a piece, if anyones interested in where msg me i dont wanna post until i get enough for my 125 gallon also... that stuff is like gold here !!!

 

[Dewman]

double post... sorry

 

[Dewman]

hey shrOOm, if you are still around, let me know.
I Live in Fayetteville and have looked all over including all the yard care places for Yard Right...

Let me know if you have found any... thanks

 

[Quigonsean]

Southdown has been re labeled, it now is called Tropical Playsand from the Carribean. Most Home Depots carry it.

Sean

 

[ricky1414]

OSH carries southdown (or whatever it is called now) for all you folks in CA

 

[Dewman]

Sean, I beg to differ. I have visited 8 Home Depots in my area of the country. I have not found it yet. In fact, I have asked friends in cities within 150 miles to look fot it for me... they also had no luck.
When I reuested that Home Depot order a Pallet of it, and I would take the whole thing, they turned me down.
I bit the bullet and spent the $45 for a 30 pound bag.
Oh well!

 

[shr00m]

sean dont know... HE DONT KNOW! but the white beach sand i got from walmart is working beautifully its been quite a while now too... its doing it and doing it and doing it well.