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dralarms · 02-14-2004, 10:38 PM

That's good cause this may work out ok. I've decided to mix 40 lbs of sand and 40 lbs of "reef sand" and that will give me enough for my 46 [acronym:2a781d01c0="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:2a781d01c0] bow front and my 29 [acronym:2a781d01c0="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:2a781d01c0] also.

I'll be ordering my [acronym:2a781d01c0="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:2a781d01c0] next week.

. Now I'll be able to do both tanks at once.

lokie · 02-15-2004, 11:20 PM

The home depot here only has quikrete play sand,
will this work?

cmor1701d · 02-15-2004, 11:50 PM

Yep. It's silica based but from Dr. Ron Shimek's article on Deep Sand Beds...

"The organisms do not care about the sediment mineral composition, only the particle sizes and shapes. Most aquarists use the commonly available aragonitic sands to "provide a calcium reservoir." Additionally their bright white color is often aesthetically pleasing. However, if the system's pH and calcium concentrations get low enough to dissolve significant amounts of the sediment there are some very severe problems and all the sand in the world won't help. Very successful tanks may be set up utilizing black lava sand, or fine siliceous sand, as long as the grains are of the appropriate size."

pdwire · 02-18-2004, 11:25 PM

I am in the same quikrete boat and after reading this entire thread it does not look like I have a chance of getting any Southdown/Old Castle/Tropical blah blah blah.

How can you tell if the grains are of the appropriate size?

OhTheHumanity · 02-18-2004, 11:34 PM

The smallest I have seen, it says 30 gr or something like that on the bag.

reefrunner69 · 02-18-2004, 11:34 PM

They should be comparable size to sugar grains.

02-14-2004, 10:38 PM	#41
dralarms Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Athens, TN. Posts: 3,023	That's good cause this may work out ok. I've decided to mix 40 lbs of sand and 40 lbs of "reef sand" and that will give me enough for my 46 [acronym:2a781d01c0="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:2a781d01c0] bow front and my 29 [acronym:2a781d01c0="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:2a781d01c0] also. I'll be ordering my [acronym:2a781d01c0="Live rock"]lr[/acronym:2a781d01c0] next week. . Now I'll be able to do both tanks at once. __________________ Gerald Vote for AquariumAdvice

02-15-2004, 11:50 PM	#43
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,825 Images: 43	Yep. It's silica based but from Dr. Ron Shimek's article on Deep Sand Beds... "The organisms do not care about the sediment mineral composition, only the particle sizes and shapes. Most aquarists use the commonly available aragonitic sands to "provide a calcium reservoir." Additionally their bright white color is often aesthetically pleasing. However, if the system's pH and calcium concentrations get low enough to dissolve significant amounts of the sediment there are some very severe problems and all the sand in the world won't help. Very successful tanks may be set up utilizing black lava sand, or fine siliceous sand, as long as the grains are of the appropriate size." __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

02-18-2004, 11:34 PM	#46
reefrunner69 Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cedar Key, FL Posts: 13,311 Images: 109	They should be comparable size to sugar grains. __________________ Kevin Visit Nature Coast Photography Join the Central Florida Aquarists Regional forum or the Southeastern States Aquarists Regional Forum or the N. FL (North Florida Hobbyists) Regional Forum!

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02-15-2004, 11:20 PM	#42
lokie Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Houston.Tx Posts: 2	The home depot here only has quikrete play sand, will this work?

02-18-2004, 11:25 PM	#44
pdwire Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NC Posts: 90 Images: 4	I am in the same quikrete boat and after reading this entire thread it does not look like I have a chance of getting any Southdown/Old Castle/Tropical blah blah blah. How can you tell if the grains are of the appropriate size?

02-18-2004, 11:34 PM	#45
OhTheHumanity Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ca Posts: 177 Images: 1	The smallest I have seen, it says 30 gr or something like that on the bag.