Southdown playsand

[1journeyman]

Ok,
I've heard all the talk about how this sand is the best. My problem is, my Dallas/Fort Worth home Depots look at me like I'm a crack addict every time i ask them if they carry it or if they can get it. I even printed out another post from this board that had the Sku#. They couldn't find it in their computers.
Where is the closest place to DFW texas that sells it? At the cost of sand from my lfs, I could probably drive to Key West and back and still save several hundred dollars!
John

 

[joejoe]

Hey Journey I hear ya on that one. It's pretty much IMPOSSIBLE to find Southdown in Georgia. I did however find this other sand but have yet to hear about it. It's called Quickcrete play sand and goes for 8 or 9 bucks per 50 pounds. Anyone know anything about this sand and if it's any good for our tanks??

 

[dragracer]

The company is based in Easton PA......that is part of your problem. Just yesterday I made the switch from CC to Southdown..........IF you can get.......its great stuff!

 

[dragracer]

Quickcrete............watch that stuff, it may have some nasty stuff in it.......Lime?!

 

[1journeyman]

Ya.. I was also afraid of the word quikcrete. Sounds too much like "concrete" for my liking.
I just emailed Home Depot and asked them where the nearest store was to me that carried Southdown sand, Lol. We'll see what kind of response I get.

 

[marine fanatic]

There are 2 kinds of Quick Crete that I know of...silica based and "river sand". The river sand is untreated plain old sand and quite nice at that. I bought a 50lb bag for $5....rinsed it and tossed it in.....pretty good sand imo. You can buy this sand at Home Depot, Lowes or even Scheels Home Improvement.

 

[1journeyman]

24 hours and still waiting for a reply from Home Depot...

 

[maverick005]

journey, if you do get an answer from them please let me know, i live in the colony and i will check there in the next few days and see if they have any. i think they usually only carry playsand seasonally if i remember correctly.
email me if you get a chance george_five@yahoo.com

 

[beaslbob]

Originally posted by 1journeyman
Ya.. I was also afraid of the word quikcrete. Sounds too much like "concrete" for my liking.
...
And you are closer than you think. there is a guickcrete (or similiar product) which is actually is a fast setting concrete.

 

[maverick005]

funny this should come up,
i was going to HD to get some concrete a few weeks ago and almost got a bag of sand because it was called "quickrete" i have always known this to be concrete.

 

[jp0379]

Home Depot keeps the PLAYSAND by the concrete and building materials. As I've posted before, all Home Depot's carry it.

 

[dragracer]

Is that all Home Depots carry southdown?? That is not true

 

[sheracr123]

I agree with you also dragracer. I am in KS and my Home depot also thought I was on some kind of drugs when I asked for it.

 

[kelkoolaid]

I spent a whole night running from Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, with a pic I printed off here of South.... sand. I researched it, and I know have two 50# bags sitting in garage that are not agargonite based sand they are silicate. Certain regions carry the stuff, the mid west Ex: Iowa, kansas do not.
Note:I will throw them in the back of our pick up this winter for traction. I searched the web least I could find Arg sand was .98 cents a # and that was at my LFS. over the net shipping doubles the price. but on ---- there is a LFS out of Madison Wis. that sells Live sugar sand 25# $39.99 ship included. Hope this helps someone.

 

[dmill15]

I used the quickceret PLAY sand when I set up my reef tank and used some Live sand that they sell here on this site to seed it with. I didn't have a single problem with anything. But the color is really dark brown/greyish. I will go with Southdown( if I can find the stuff) on my 120 when I set it up!
Dave

 

[1journeyman]

jp0379:
The ONLY sand that the 5 local Home Depots carry around here that are listed as "playsand" are a dark sand with no ingredients listed.
If the sand is already dark when it is dry, I have to suspect that it is silicia based.
Still waiting on the reply from HD.

 

[dillybobs]

I just came back from my local HD. I bought 200 lbs of quickrete play sand. $2.85 for 50lbs. I asked if it was silca based or agronite, just got confussed looks. I just checked out, quickretes website. The MSDS sheet states that is is silcon based sand. looks like i just spend 12 dollars on my horseshoe pit.

 

[jsb]

I gave up on the south down. I'm in Flower Mound/Lewisville area and have checked every where that could possibly carry sand. The last place that I was going to check but never did would Bridle Wood Golf course, because their sand pits have really white sands. I eventually went to North Dallas Aquarium, and bought some sand from them. It wasn't live. I bought a 20lb bag of Marine Substrate $24 and a bag of live sand $31. Thier live sand is $9 cheaper than *****. They have all sorts of sands. A very nice shop I might add. Your not going to find the south down so just pony up and buy the good stuff.

 

[jsb]

Walmart doesn't carry it either I've checked three Walmarts their play sand is a burnt orange. It looked filthy. For those checking Tx Home Depots, some of them carry a play sand in the Lawn and garden but it says at the bottom Silica sand...

 

[aarone]

hey kip. Why does it say on the bag a tthe bottom..."not reccomended for traction or aquarium use"????
isnt it awesome for the aquarium?
aaron