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Old 11/28/2007, 01:04 AM
Blown 346 Blown 346 is offline
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Where to buy Base sand Cheap?

Im looking to find a place to buy base sand cheap, without having to pay $50 for shipping. I found some on Mariunedepot but $56.00 for shipping is rediculous.

Since HomeDepot doesnt sell the Old Castle anymore. Im not going to pay $14.00 a bag from my LFS. where do you get your base sand from?
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Old 11/28/2007, 02:19 AM
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As far as I know there aren't any aragonite sands to be had cheaply. Your best bet might be to find someone who has had their reef for a while who is getting rid of their sand and will sell it cheap.
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Old 11/28/2007, 04:27 AM
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Craigslist.
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Old 11/28/2007, 09:30 AM
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I used river sand from a local mulch/gravel dealer. It's not aragonite but at least it's natural.
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Old 11/28/2007, 09:52 AM
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You can get the aragamax sand through Dr.s foster and smith. I ordered 6 bags and it was only 13.99 for shipping....
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Old 11/28/2007, 09:53 AM
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Drs. Foster and Smith has a cap on ground shipping of 17.99 and has several sands you can look at.
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Old 11/28/2007, 10:09 AM
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check your lfs?
 


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