Help With SouthDown

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rogeta

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Ok...just curious if anyone knows somewhere i could get southdown within like 200 miles of ada oklahoma...can't find any of the stuff...any help is apriciated thanks!
~Rocco~
 
steamboat1569

steamboat1569

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I did luck into some at the Tulsa Home Depot. Some guy ordered a pallet of it and never came and picked it up. I got 200lbs of it. You may call and talk to them and see if they still have any, but I think that they sold it all.
 
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rogeta

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thanks but i just checked and they don't have any...darn...
 
ravenx

ravenx

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just out curiosity, what color is that southdown play sand? is it the normal brown/tan, or is it a whiteish color?
 
ravenx

ravenx

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Originally posted by David S
from what i have read it is only available on east coast I live in mass it is cheap check on shipping if you want i will get some and ship it cod if it works out email me at lisa.sylvia2@verizon.net
hmm if the southdown sand you can get is a white color, then I might be interested.
 
fshhub

fshhub

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southdown is aragaonite sand, it is whitish in color and is generally only available on the east coast at home depot, and NOT all playsand is aragonite sand, most is silicate, SOUTHDOWN TROPICAL PLAYSAND is a brand name, like quikrete(or in lamens terms, like chevy)
i do have a friend in california who was able to get hem to get it, but he had ot order a whole palet, what he did was get a bunch of people around to get in on it and the collectively ordered a palet from teh sam e place, in fact he posted here to find other interested people
 
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rogeta

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ok...does anyone know of any good substitues for south down that i might be able to find locally? i'm still considering david s offer...but i did some looking into and it'll run me around 50 dollars to ship a 100 pounds...so...i'm just curious before i do anything...thanks
~Rocco~
 
fshhub

fshhub

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if you cannot get aragonite economically or southdown play sand(or anothter arag based sand) locally, then get a quartz based sand, like quidkrete, i know of others who have used it without any probs, not quite as good as arag, but still good
 
tcoco

tcoco

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With southdown is there anything special you need to do before putting it into the tank like washing it off. Is there any problem putting into an established tank. I'm thinking of getting rid of my crushed coral and putting sand in its place is this safe to do?
 
steamboat1569

steamboat1569

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Hey RoGeTa, there is another board member here that needs some shouthdown. I offered to call Home depot and go in on a pallet of this stuff. Wrassecal needs some, I have 200 lbs. and need more. I would like to get together and buy a pallet of this stuff. need some more Okies to go in on this. I know that they can get it, I bought it at the Tulsa store. Some guy ordered a pallet an did not pick it up, since then they have sold it. How bout we go in on it together. So far it is me, you and Wrassecal. I know there are more Okies out there, and even some of you people from Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas can join in.
 
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rogeta

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yeah that sounds good too me....how much eactly do we need to get? how much is on a pallet...i think 2300 pounds...thats a big order lol...but i would be more than happy to go in wit you...lemme know!
~Rocco~
 
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