Southdown

Discussion in 'Sand' started by Matt Rogers, Feb 23, 2002.

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  1. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    I have seen a lot of people trying to get Southdown sand. If you know why it is so desired, would you mind posting some details here?
     
    Matt Rogers, Feb 23, 2002
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  2. karlas

    karlas Fire Goby

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    as far as i know it is a fine grain araganite, and is very cheap. it is supposed to be the same as the carib sea araganite
     
    karlas, Feb 25, 2002
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  3. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Got a photo of a bag! This should help anyone track it down.

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    *Thanks to pm_devin and Tracie for the info!
     
    Matt Rogers, Apr 10, 2002
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  4. NOWICKI

    NOWICKI Astrea Snail

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    I've decided that I want a deeper sandbed and I am going with the Southdown . So I call HomeDepot and Lowes and niether of them carry Southdown or YardRight! im_pissed I also tried Ace and a few local joints and nada! They all say that it isn't in this region(Wa State).

    I'm hoping that maybe you all have some ideas. Right now I am thinking that I can buy it from JustPhish http://www.justphish.com/drygoods/southdownsand.htm or something and then ship it.

    Thanks for your ideas,
     
    NOWICKI, Aug 30, 2002
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  5. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    A lot of people order sand from here:

    http://www.purearagonite.com

    Not as white as SD, but it probably doesn't blow around as much either...

    hth
     
    Matt Rogers, Aug 30, 2002
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  6. chrischick

    chrischick Astrea Snail

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    Southdown has gone out of business..and home depot's will now be carrying this...the same product..different bag.
    http://www.oldcastlecementmixes.com/index.asp

    Scroll through their products to find their all natural playsand.
     
    chrischick, Feb 24, 2004
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  7. Guest

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    I just got back from my lunch break with 240 lbs. of yardright tropical play sand. The Home Depot here still carries the YardRight labeled stuf. Stange thing is only one particular HD here stocks the stuff and the other local HDs don't have it, go figure. Anyway, the going price for YardRight here is $6.88 for a 40lb bag. Keep looking it's out there. ;D
     
    Guest, Jun 29, 2004
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  8. cannon2222

    cannon2222 Spaghetti Worm

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    Matt, Karlas is right. Rumor has that Southdown and CaribSea are one in the same. A fine grain size with NO SILICA in it. I looked into Southdown for my DSB before heading into another direction with the cpw. If you look on the bag it states "Not For Aquarium Use" on it, however, many reefers use it with great success. HTH


    phil
     
    cannon2222, Jun 29, 2004
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