HOME DEPOT SAND - Aquarium Advice

NEWTOSALT · 02-22-2005, 09:09 PM

im gonna do deep sand bed in my 90 gallon at first it will be decorative rock and then maybe ill get some live rock anyway what sand can i get from home depot? how much? should i put the home depot sand under my live sand? [acronym:bad0cb523c="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:bad0cb523c] oh yeah how much does the home depot sand cost?

nickthapainter · 02-22-2005, 09:32 PM

OldCastle/Yardright/Southdown playsand -- say around 5.00 for a 50lb bag -- the sand must be calcium based NOT silicate based

cmor1701d · 02-22-2005, 10:38 PM

There's a sand calculator on this forum that will get you an aprox amount of sand that you need.

Make sure you go to the GARDEN CENTER for the sand. Tell them you want the tropical playsand for a sandbox.

Sorry, I don't have a pic of the Old Castle bag.

srgetz · 02-23-2005, 04:42 AM

Call local Home depots and have them check the SKU. The [acronym:f7c1986d87="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:f7c1986d87] SKU for Old Castle Tropical is 578-819 - only works for [acronym:f7c1986d87="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:f7c1986d87] I think. Also, if they don't have it, they may be able to find the nearest store that stocks it.

mjvincent · 02-23-2005, 04:47 PM

That sku also comes up as something else here in Texas. I was really excited to find some only to find that it was regular garden sand from a local company...

NEWTOSALT · 02-23-2005, 05:28 PM

this is harder to get than i imagined they said they dont have it and dont know when they will !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

seaham358 · 02-23-2005, 06:42 PM

i had read on a fourm that the place where the sand was made was turned into something else? Don't recall what, they said that there will be no more Old Castle sand. Thats just what I read on a fourm.

Joemama16341 · 02-23-2005, 09:51 PM

If I can tag onto this forum I already have an established aquarium with a sand bed. Can I add this into my tank to make my sandbed deeper?

NEWTOSALT · 02-23-2005, 10:02 PM

i would think so but if there is already water in the tank than it would cloud up prolly

cmor1701d · 02-23-2005, 10:53 PM

You can "cure" the sand in a tub so it gets coated with bacteria and then add it. Add no more than ½ - 1" at a time.

To cure use teh fishless cycle method (see articles) and mix the sand every day in the tub.

02-22-2005, 09:09 PM	#1
NEWTOSALT Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SPARKS MD Posts: 27	HOME DEPOT SAND im gonna do deep sand bed in my 90 gallon at first it will be decorative rock and then maybe ill get some live rock anyway what sand can i get from home depot? how much? should i put the home depot sand under my live sand? [acronym:bad0cb523c="Thanks in Advance"]TIA[/acronym:bad0cb523c] oh yeah how much does the home depot sand cost?

02-22-2005, 09:32 PM	#2
nickthapainter Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Stuart, FL Posts: 116	OldCastle/Yardright/Southdown playsand -- say around 5.00 for a 50lb bag -- the sand must be calcium based NOT silicate based __________________ 180 [acronym:10681e349d="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:10681e349d] Acrylic, 250 lbs Fiji/Tonga mix, 3x175 watt [acronym:10681e349d="Metal halide light"]MH[/acronym:10681e349d] & 2X96 watt [acronym:10681e349d="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:10681e349d], 1/5hp Arctica chiller, EV-180 skimmer Brown Tang, mated pair Clowns, 4 Fire Gobies, 13 Chromis, Orangespotted Sleeper Goby Some corals and inverts yet to be identified!

02-23-2005, 04:42 AM	#4
srgetz Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 472	Call local Home depots and have them check the SKU. The [acronym:f7c1986d87="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:f7c1986d87] SKU for Old Castle Tropical is 578-819 - only works for [acronym:f7c1986d87="Home Depot"]HD[/acronym:f7c1986d87] I think. Also, if they don't have it, they may be able to find the nearest store that stocks it. __________________ hey half the fun is dreaming it up!

02-23-2005, 04:47 PM	#5
mjvincent Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 436	That sku also comes up as something else here in Texas. I was really excited to find some only to find that it was regular garden sand from a local company... __________________ Mike Jones 32 gallon hex, 34 lbs [acronym:9256a99a06="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:9256a99a06], Prizm protein skimmer, fluval 104, 1 maxi jet 750, 1 maxi jet 1200 [acronym:9256a99a06="power head or Measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, depending on context"]ph[/acronym:9256a99a06], current 40w 50/50 [acronym:9256a99a06="Power compact fluorescent"]pc[/acronym:9256a99a06], 1 [acronym:9256a99a06="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:9256a99a06] powerglo 19watt, 1 daylight [acronym:9256a99a06="Normal Output Fluorescents"]NO[/acronym:9256a99a06] 65w (equiv), two damsels, 1 green brittlestar, 1 peppermint shrimp, turbo snails, red legged hermit crabs, kenyan tree coral, leather coral, pumping xenia, mushroom coral, green star polyps, orange button polyps

02-23-2005, 06:42 PM	#7
seaham358 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2004 Location: Poughkeepsie, NY Posts: 3,296 Images: 21	i had read on a fourm that the place where the sand was made was turned into something else? Don't recall what, they said that there will be no more Old Castle sand. Thats just what I read on a fourm. __________________ 9/02-125 REEF, 125 lbs LR,LS 4x160 VHO, Reef Devil /Sump, Fuge 7/03-55 FOWLR 60lb LR, 50 lb SD sand 2x40 NO strip light, Reef Devil/sump, Fuge TANK PICS http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=98202

02-23-2005, 05:28 PM	#6
NEWTOSALT Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SPARKS MD Posts: 27	this is harder to get than i imagined they said they dont have it and dont know when they will !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-23-2005, 09:51 PM	#8
Joemama16341 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Titusville PA Posts: 62	If I can tag onto this forum I already have an established aquarium with a sand bed. Can I add this into my tank to make my sandbed deeper? __________________ Joemama16341

02-23-2005, 10:02 PM	#9
NEWTOSALT Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SPARKS MD Posts: 27	i would think so but if there is already water in the tank than it would cloud up prolly

02-23-2005, 10:53 PM	#10
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,894 Images: 43	You can "cure" the sand in a tub so it gets coated with bacteria and then add it. Add no more than ½ - 1" at a time. To cure use teh fishless cycle method (see articles) and mix the sand every day in the tub. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

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