Expensive Southdown???

[Dolf]

I posted on the Calgary reefing club section that I was going to get hold of Southdown and see if they would ship West for us. When I got hold of them they told me that they do not sell to the public anymore and asked if it was for construction or for aquarium use. When I responded aquarium they told me that they would get hold of the distributor and they would get back to me.

I received a call from Jim today and though he was going to be out of town for a couple of days he left his website. Purearagonite.com!!!

What this suggests to me is that they buy it for 3.00 a bag, repackage it and sell it a a couple of hundred percent profit.

On a side note, maybe those of you who posted on the Dolomite thread about not buying SD because it may be contaminated and is not made for aquarium use will re-think your positions on refusing any product not PACKAGED for aquarium use? It seems that this product while not made for aquariums has found wide enough acceptance at 5 or 6X the price when bagged in an package for aquarium products.

-Danny

Oh, yeah. I am going to try Southdown again and see if I tell them it is for construction if the distributor for construction products is cheaper. I will let you know the results.