Looking (begging?) for Sand Donations

[canadawest]

Hey everyone, here's the scoop!

I have finally plumbed in the little 10 gal refugium tank I got from Big Al's last week. (only $20 for a 10 gal with lighted canopy, no lights!)

BTW... Had it drilled at Delta Glass, those guys are awesome as everyone else laughed when I told them how small the tank was!

Anyways, now I am looking for some fine sand to create a DSB in there. I had a little leftover Caribsea Aragamax Special Grade sand, but I want to get some finer stuff too.

So if you have a cup or two of Southdown, sugar sand, dolomite, etc, please let me know. It doesn't have to be live either, so if you have leftover in a bag somewhere, donate it to a good cause!

[StirCrazy]

you comming to the island I could give ya a bag of dolomite.. ony 4 bucks for 40lbs hehe


Steve

[canadawest]

No plans to visit the Island anytime soon Steve, but thanks for the offer.

Perhaps Victor has some of that Dolomite lying around?? Hmmm....

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

Do you want live domolite or the stuff in the bag ? Around here (say Revy), its about $2.50 for 40 pounds....more than enough for a 10 gal.

- Victor.

[One_Divided]

steve where did ya get that dolomite sand? I think I could use a bag.

[canadawest]

Hey Victor, thanks for the info. I didn't realize it was so cheap! I'll go check out the local Revy and see what they've got.

Do you have a description of the brand/type that I should be looking for?

[StirCrazy]

hmm I can see I am going to have to go buy the other 10 bags fast.. Just kidding.. I got it at canuck rubber Adam.

Steve

[reefburnaby]

Hi,

I don't have the bags anymore, but I recall a white, pink and blue bag. I think the other Steve (Tigger) bought some. Tigger ?

- Victor.

[Tigger]

The dolomite I bought was Mighty White Dolomite. It is the only one they sell at Revy. I returned all of mine though (except for the bag I opened, because when I tested it in a small tank, it took forever for it to settle. If you just touch it, you couldn't see clearly for hours. Victor said that it will do this for the first few months, but after the bacteria grows on it, it will settle quicker. I didn't want to wait that long, so I bought silica sand instead. This stuff sinks fast and clears up in less than a minute. (However it is more expensive).

Within the first night, I could see the little worms in the sand against the front glass and now I am seeing quite a few bubbles. I am still adding the sand to my tank, as I don't want to add too much at once and kill whatever is under the sand.

Steve

[DJ88]

If there are worms and such that dont like how much sand you put in they will move.. what happens when there is a storm? hmm? [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

Don't worry about putting too much in.. They are animals after all.