ezee
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Updated locations thus far
NJ – South Jersey, Moorestown/Maple Shade
PA – Frazer, PA near the intersection of rt. 30 and 202
Hi all,
This thread is for all of the folks that are new to SW and are looking for decently priced aragonite sand. A lot of us, myself included, did not get in early enough to catch the southdown sand when it was more commonly stocked. Can folks post where they were able to recently obtain inexpensive aragonite play sand?
In case you are not familiar with Southdown/Oldcastle. There is aragonite sand that is packaged for SW use as a substrate, it is usually priced anywhere between $20 and $30 for a 20 pound bag. Many people have found other sources of aragonite sand that are as little as $5 for 50 lbs, most of it being sold under the Southdown/Oldcastle brand. Just asking to share location so all of us noobs can share in the wealth (or lack of
).
In case you are not familiar with Aragonite sand. Aragonite sand has many qualities that make it preferable to standard silica based sands (regular sand). Some of these things include appearance, ability to assist in the management of PH, etc. That doesn't mean that regular (silica) sand is bad but it may contribute to algae and lacks some of the great qualities of aragonite.
So if those of you that have found it recently could share the locations in one post for the rest of us THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!
Thanks in advance.
NJ – South Jersey, Moorestown/Maple Shade
PA – Frazer, PA near the intersection of rt. 30 and 202
Hi all,
This thread is for all of the folks that are new to SW and are looking for decently priced aragonite sand. A lot of us, myself included, did not get in early enough to catch the southdown sand when it was more commonly stocked. Can folks post where they were able to recently obtain inexpensive aragonite play sand?
In case you are not familiar with Southdown/Oldcastle. There is aragonite sand that is packaged for SW use as a substrate, it is usually priced anywhere between $20 and $30 for a 20 pound bag. Many people have found other sources of aragonite sand that are as little as $5 for 50 lbs, most of it being sold under the Southdown/Oldcastle brand. Just asking to share location so all of us noobs can share in the wealth (or lack of
In case you are not familiar with Aragonite sand. Aragonite sand has many qualities that make it preferable to standard silica based sands (regular sand). Some of these things include appearance, ability to assist in the management of PH, etc. That doesn't mean that regular (silica) sand is bad but it may contribute to algae and lacks some of the great qualities of aragonite.
So if those of you that have found it recently could share the locations in one post for the rest of us THAT WOULD BE GREAT!!!
Thanks in advance.
