Need sand for a 210gal where to buy?

[jimmystephens]

Dont quote me on this because i dont work at nemo. But i believe he gave me each box for $35. Box has 2 20# bags of live sand. Thats $1.14 a lb

 

[heathlindner25]

Special grade will limit some fish , the ones that like finer sand

 

[jimmystephens]

I have the sand thats fine. No problems at all. My goby takes care of it. If u get the bigger grain u wont be able to gwt a goby because it could/will kill him

 

[elfloyd]

I ordered Marco sand four years ago. It was the Bahama Aragonite sand (fine) and came in 20 lbs bags. It took a few days for the water to clear: I probably did not rinse it enough, and I really had nothing else to compare it too so this may be normal for a new tank.

I have not had a problem with sand storms. If I point the power heads directly at the sand it redistributes itself rather quickly. I also have a large engineering goby that has totally rearranged all the sand (not to my liking). No problems with a sand storm, it settles quickly.

I did not weigh the bags, they were marked as 20 lbs each.

This was for my 90 gallon build. I will use them again for my 180 build.

 

[eagle9252]

i have several fish with no probs, several kinds of gobies including an engineering goby and a pistol shrimp

 

[davidinga]

I decided to buy more bags of the oolite stuff I already have - aragamax oolite. I ordered from Dr fosters (of all places they were the cheapest with free shipping!) and got 150 lbs for $16 more than marco rocks sand. I heard too many negative things about their sand to risk it so I stuck with what I have and am familiar with.


Thanks for the input everyone.

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