sand cost!

j55 · 04-26-2005, 04:29 PM

hi, I am soon to be purchasing a 4 foot tank (probably)
how much would it cost for sand?
and what different types are?
and what are the differences?
j55

DavidDoyle · 04-26-2005, 09:02 PM

Get play sand or pool filter sand- both are very cheap. Should cost you under $20 for sure and maybe 10$ depending how deep you want it.

Lexus · 04-26-2005, 11:40 PM

yup, get it at Menards or Home Depot, same stuff as aquarium sand only cheaper and under a different name, you can use play sand or sandblasting sand. make sure you was it good though!

John · 04-30-2005, 01:08 AM

Yeah, that pissed me off. I called a local pet store (which is usually a pretty good store) and asked how much their sand cost. I knew that they had the same commercial brands as Menards and Home Depot (I didn't know that they also had "aquarium" sand). When I asked how much sand cost, they asked me what I was using it for. I told them I wanted to put sand in my aquarium, and they told me they had "aquarium" sand... a 2lb. bag for $5! I was perplexed. I hate false advertisement like that, even though I walked right into it.

Cichlid Man · 04-30-2005, 11:13 AM

I get mine from the beech, but this isn't recommended if you live near a holiday resort where anything could be in it.

04-26-2005, 04:29 PM	#1
j55 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 233	sand cost! hi, I am soon to be purchasing a 4 foot tank (probably) how much would it cost for sand? and what different types are? and what are the differences? j55

04-26-2005, 09:02 PM	#2
DavidDoyle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 90 Posts: 496	Re: sand cost! Get play sand or pool filter sand- both are very cheap. Should cost you under $20 for sure and maybe 10$ depending how deep you want it.

04-26-2005, 11:40 PM	#3
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,407	Re: sand cost! yup, get it at Menards or Home Depot, same stuff as aquarium sand only cheaper and under a different name, you can use play sand or sandblasting sand. make sure you was it good though! __________________ 55 Gallon 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Albino Bristlenose 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 4 Angelfish 3 Zebra Danios 14? Assorted Corys 46 Gallon 8 Tiger Barbs 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids 29 Gallon 1 Snail 1 Betta 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry

04-30-2005, 01:08 AM	#4
John Rationalist Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age: 18 Posts: 217	Re: sand cost! Yeah, that pissed me off. I called a local pet store (which is usually a pretty good store) and asked how much their sand cost. I knew that they had the same commercial brands as Menards and Home Depot (I didn't know that they also had "aquarium" sand). When I asked how much sand cost, they asked me what I was using it for. I told them I wanted to put sand in my aquarium, and they told me they had "aquarium" sand... a 2lb. bag for $5! I was perplexed. I hate false advertisement like that, even though I walked right into it.

04-30-2005, 11:13 AM	#5
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Re: sand cost! I get mine from the beech, but this isn't recommended if you live near a holiday resort where anything could be in it. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

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