Southdown Sand in Oregon?

[zip_case]

Hey guys,

My dad is looking into replacing the CC in his 80 gal with DSB. Today, I decided to stop by Home Depot (tigard) and try to find southdown, but couldn't find it. When I asked an employee if they had southdown, he just looked at me like i was crazy.

Only sand they had was "All-Purpose" sand. Where can I find southdown sand in Oregon? Can I use "all-purpose" sand?

 

[Enkidu]

Sorry dude, they only sell that stuff at HD's on the east coast and some in the midwest. You are SOL, man, just like the rest of us west coasters.

 

[zip_case]

hmm... that's a bummer.

Any suggestions on what I should use as my subtrate?

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[skylsdale]

Zip_Case, I feel your pain. I tried getting this stuff nearly a year ago. Went to a local HD down here in Salem and asked about Southdown brand playsand.

Blank stares.
"We get all our sand from the quarry in Portland." No matter what I said, they were not interested in getting this stuff for me.

I happened to talk to someone down in Corvalis on another board. They actually got the HD in Albany to order them a small pallette of the stuff...but it was such a hassle for the store that he doubts they would ever do something like that again.

I know there have been enough people who pooled together in SoCal who have pooled together the money to get quite a few palettes shipped out there. If enough people in the NW were interested, maybe we could get something like that going.

Until then...it's $20 for 20 lbs. I'm afraid.

 

[Chem Guy]

A friend in Idaho Falls, Idaho ordered a small palet of Southdown directly, and with shipping he was in $0.50/pound. Was convenient for me since I was able to pick some up from him last summer. Otherwise, oolitic sand will do the trick. When I lived in Bend, Oregon I ordered some Carib Sea sugar sized (oolitic) from a guy in Utah (www.coralsandclams.com), but think with shipping it was still around $0.70/pound. Have since moved to Utah and haven't bought any for a long time. Good luck finding the stuff or a suitable alternate,

-Jim
Richmond, Utah

 

[reefmister]

Hey Zip I know that a place in Vancouver washington has a pallet of Pure aragonit sand In stock its called www.deepseagallery.com I heard the price was very competitve

Hope it helps.

Mike

 

[zip_case]

Thanks for the info guys. I think i'm going to stop be deep sea gallery and see what's up and look at www.coralsandclams.com too...

Thanks again for all the responses...