I took out my sandbed last Friday night. It wasn't a DSB, just an inch or two of crushed coral that I've had for a few years. It was pretty nasty. I've got a bag of SD that I want to add now, but I was curious to know if I should wait a certain amount of time before adding it or just throw...

My 29 is about dismantled, so... I've got about 30lbs-40lbs of live sand. It is all aragonite with about half florida sand that I bought live, and about half is I believe Pure Caribbean Aragonite brand which has a little larger particle size. Any takers? -Matt

I have spoken to Home Depot and they have agreed that if I buy a pallet of the Southdown sand at a time, which has actually changed names according to them that they will order it for me at 6.99 / 50 lb bag + tax. If you all are interested in this deal let me know and I will arrage for buying...

My first big tank where to begin?... Lighting: $1405.40 ____________________________________________________ nothin but the best for my baby Icecap 72" Black Hood.......................................................$439.95 Flo/VHO...

quick question for you southdown users. in the 55 i have medium grained crushed coral. i was told after getting it, the negative drawbacks that it would present. well, they are now presenting themselves :D i get small patches of cyano on the cc occasionly and some patches of hair algae from...

What other types of sand could i use in my tank if i could not find any southdown or old castle?

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I have a fairly recently cycled 190 gallon tank (the A, N, N readings have been zero for just over two weeks now) with eight green chromis, seven peppermint shrimp, approximately 50 snails, and 12 micro-hermit crabs (from www.ipsf.com). The tank has 130 pounds of Marshall Island rock and a 5"...

I wanted to thank everyone on this board for putting up with my endless questions over the past nine months or so. Thanks to all your suggestions and helpful response I've finally got my tank up and running. :beer: Here are some pictures:

I LIVE IN ESCONDIDO CA, AND HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SOUTHDOWN OR OLD CASTLE SAND. ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN LOCATE SOME, I'LL BE GOING TO L.A. TO FIND SOME. PLEASE HELP...

OK - sand and water are in.....water is probably 80% clear - I can see quite a bit of floating particles suspended when I shine a flashlight on it. Should I let it sit for a day to settle more - or should I start the circulation and let the particles get filtered down? My sand is pure...

i have kept freshwater tanks my whole life. I now want to set up my 30 gallon tank into saltwater, but i have NO CLUE how to. What do i need to do/buy? how much is everything?

I have a friend that works at Home Depot. He is going to see if he can order in some SouthDown sand, would anybody be interested in ordering some IF we can even get it?

Just registered after being a stalker for a while and wanted to say hello to you all. :beer: I haven't had a reef tank in a few years since moving from Florida to the Tahoe area of Nevada but now it's time again. Of course getting anything related to saltwater around here is impossible and has...

I need 200-250 lbs of SD sand....if you have it, I want it....I need it by Saturday 3/29..... Before anyone mentions it...I know Fish Garden has it, but they are closed today/tomorrow. So I will call them Wed. thanks!

I need about 150 lbs of South down for a refugium. Any body got some?:idea:

Does anyone know who caries this stuff? I want to put it in my sump.

Well I finally striped down the tank. I took all the live stock back to the LFS and started a live rock tub. I tossed all the bad decisions in the trash and im starting over! Tank size is 48"long 24" deep 31" tall 150 gal. Here is my master plan; I ordered a Oceanic system 2 glass sump...

I need sand.......where did any of you get your sand locally? (around atlanta).....please state a brand and store name and location. It will be for a 120g tank, so I really don't want to order the stuff online and have to pay for shipping....... thanks.....