Finding Old Castle play sand

[stratushead]

I was told that white Old Castle play sand would make a better substrate that what I have. ( About an inch of crushed coral) I couldn't find it at Home Depot in Green Bay off of 41. Does anyone know where I could find some?

[z28cam]

Hello Stratus,

Try Toys R Us, Im not sure if they sell it anymore though.

[Aquabucket]

Check out this thread. (http://archive.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=563675&highlight=southdown)

silver charlie just picked up some awhile back. You might want to PM him to see what HD he got it from. He said it was labeled "Tropical Play Sand ~ Oldcastle Stone Products"

Good luck and maybe someone else will chime in.

~Spike

[jmkarcz]

Home Depot East. Off 43.


Jason

[stratushead]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try HD east.

[scooters reef]

My wife called HD East yesterday. They said they put what was left on clearance and it was all sold last week. Let me know if you still discover any there.

[silver charlie]

Scooters reef, did you call the East Side HD? That is where I had to go to get mine, the west side store didn't have any that they could find. ...sc

[mike660r]

Ah..... looks like another south down sand hun is a foot. :)

[silver charlie]

Oops, sorry, I didn't see that you called East Side. ...sc

[jmkarcz]

Sometimes they just look right at it and say "nope don't see it..." They didn't have it the day I bought it either... Wish I hadn't though. I hated it. I am still getting residual algal growth on only the minut sand in the bottom of my tank. It's only growing on the sant. NOT on the acrylic.

For what I spent in effort and $ I would use some carib-sea or something better. I though everyone was trying to steer me wrong but I made a 250# mistake. Sucked getting it out - literally.


Jason