[Lyle]

Went and looked at it today....it looks tan to me...am I looking at the wrong sand? Thought it was white? And is the stuff ok for rays? I hear Estes is the best, but I'll be goddamned if I pay $1/lb when I'm filling a 180 gallon...

 

[WorldBelow07]

from what ive heard. play sand is tan. white sand is pool filter sand.

 

[acidWarp]

I've been using Quikrete play sand and the color varies from bag to bag; some I've had pretty light, almost white and the stuff I added to my 180 last night is more tan. I believe its ray safe, theres no sharp edges and the grains are pretty fine, so it shouldnt irritate them.

I've never used it, but pool filter sand is supposedly white.

 

[Brendan]

a dollar a pond is pretty expensive

 

[Joga Bonito]

yep, thats why i bought my sand at home depot, it was 5 bucks for 50 lbs, better than paying like 40 bucks for gravel

 

[Lyle]

Well, I really want black sand but can't get it here for less than $1/lb. So I will be doing pool filter sand I guess. I get a little bit of a discount on it and it isn't that expensive anyway...

 

[Fresh2salt]

i got southdown from homedepot. its a light tan color. 50lbs for $4

 

[Fido]

i got southdown from homedepot. its a light tan color. 50lbs for $4

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same.

 

[traumatic]

Playsand being tan looks more like a river or a lake rather than the ocean where white would look better. < my opinion

 

[Phtstrat]

Lyle if you are looking to go black for a little cheaper than $1/lb you might want to look for some black 3M colorquartz.

I had play sand from Home Depot and it looked kind of cruddy because some of the pieces in there were much darker than others, which made it all look dirty.

 

[qwuintus]

south down all the way.. but its hard to find here...

 

[renderstream]

The color of the sand is lighter once it is submerged under water.

 

[mori0174]

i have pool filter sand and it isnt white. Mine is tan like play sand. Im sure some is white, but no, not all pool filter sand will be.