"Old castle" Alert in Philly

[leona]

i wouldn't mind knowing too

 

[teresaq]

I thought it was the opp. if it fizzes with vin, then its real. I hope so, because the bag i bought at hd didnt fizz, and i ended up buying 4 bags of sand from lfs.:notsure:

 

[masala4080]

If it does fizz it is good, if it doesnt it is bad. Just to clear that up.

 

[bill f]

2 to 1 i guess i had it backwards sorry

 

[salty cheese]

Originally posted by Masala4080
If it does fizz it is good, if it doesnt it is bad.
:yes:

 

[blemmy_guy]

i tried that with some silica sand i have and it didnt fizz, what does that mean ??? Todd

 

[cowfishrule]

Originally posted by Leona
What does this mean? According to Home Depot - they are having more and more problems getting Southdown Sand. My feeling - get it while you can - as it may not be around in the near future. Conjecture solely - but certainly possible.

the home depot by my house has 2 pallets of it..

 

[masala4080]

i tried that with some silica sand i have and it didnt fizz, what does that mean ??? Todd
This means you proabably shouldn't use it. Although, some people dont mind it. Just make sure that it is 100% pure silica sand. A lot of silica sands have other stuff in them that are bad for a fish tank.
If it fizzez it will be, southdown, yardright, or Old Castle. Or any other argonite based sand.
If it doesn't fizz it means it is a silica based sand and probably shouldn't be used.
Just to clear that up.

 

[leona]

Originally posted by Leona
I found this information some were else I did not write this. But I keep it to make sure that everyone get's the right sand when they purchase it.
COWFISHRULE,
As I posted earlier........................

Do You see the part that says.........." I did NOT write this"