We should REALLY have a "sand" sticky

[BichirAddict]

I use Este's Black Sand and, yes it expensive but, looks great won't use anything else.
$5 per 5lbs-lfs
First pics is what bag looks like. Second is it in a 20Long, Third is it in a 75.

 

[the_deeb]

BichirAddict beat me to it I was also going to post up Estes Ultrareef marine sand. I have it in black and it's really nice stuff. Perfectly black, completely chemically inert with nice round smooth grains (geo/loach/stingray safe). Minimal rinsing required. The main con is the the price - @ $1/lbs it's pretty expensive. Here's a pic of it in my old 100g:

 

[JK47]

BichirAddict beat me to it I was also going to post up Estes Ultrareef sand. I have it in black and it's really nice stuff. Perfectly black, completely inert with nice round grains (stingray safe). Here's a pic of it in my old 100g:

That tank... is beautiful it's really refreshing to see others who don't mind spending a little extra for quality substrate. Nice job guys.

 

[the_deeb]

I've also used Southdown playsand

(picture from: http://www.livingreefs.com/southdown-play-sand-t27917.html)

It's an argonite sand. I understand that it can be hard to find and Reefkeepers seem to consider this stuff to be like gold. I got lucky and found mine at Home Depot in Philly about 5-6 years ago for pretty cheap.
Since it's argonite it's calcium based and raises KH/GH and buffers pH. Excellent for african cichlids, less so for softwater species. Required a fair bit of washing and the grains were a little small so my fish did kick the stuff up into my filters on a regular basis. I also didn't like how white it was (personal preference) because I thought it looked a little unnatural in a FW setup (would have been great for SW). Here a pic of it in my old 120:

 

[JeremyXXXX]

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anymore pictures of this? I like!

 

[her209]

Leslie's Pool Filter Sand

Comes in a plain white bag - 50 lb - $9.99

 

[Dan F]

CaribSea "Sunset Gold"/ Really nice, minimal rinsing. I got it for $.90/pound shipped to my house. Not cheap, but it is beautiful stuff.

 

[Exotic Aquatics LLC]

Can spmebody please pm me where i can get the quikrete fine white sand at??

I live in central nj and cant find it at lowes or home depot in my town. im sure other places have it.

Any suggestions on where u guys found this stuff??

Thanks,
Mike

 

[JeremyXXXX]

Can spmebody please pm me where i can get the quikrete fine white sand at??

I live in central nj and cant find it at lowes or home depot in my town. im sure other places have it.

Any suggestions on where u guys found this stuff??

Thanks,
Mike

yea me too I am looking for it everywhere!

 

[elemental0619]

Can spmebody please pm me where i can get the quikrete fine white sand at??

I live in central nj and cant find it at lowes or home depot in my town. im sure other places have it.

Any suggestions on where u guys found this stuff??

Thanks,
Mike

I'm in the same area, and situation