Which HD sand is the right one?

[Crazyman]

they had quickcrete play sand , or another brand made by fairplay and it was "straight from the caribean"white, sreened and sterilized.
Im pretty sure the second was the obvious choice but just wanted to make sure there wasnt a third brand.
Has anyone had a silicate problem from any of these sands?
only 2.85/per bag.

 

[Darkreignn]

I am having the same problem finding the southdown sand.. I'm in Jersey also. Which Home Depot did you go to???

 

[Crazyman]

Sorry guys the name of the other brand was YARDRIGHT.
The HD in SUCCASAUNA on rt 10, Morriscounty. But I got the last 2 bags.

 

[Mark420]

The sand you should be looking for is made by "South Down" and it's tropical playsand it comes in a 50# bag and has red and blue lettering on it. Hope this helps

 

[JohnD]

I bought mine at the HD in Totowa. They had a couple of skids of it in the gardening section.

HTH

 

[Darkreignn]

I just bought 5 bags at the HD in VAUXHALL, NJ. You might to check that place quick cause they're almost out of the stuff. 5 bags came out to a total of $20.35. Real cheap. I'm lucky I got my hands on some of this stuff.

 

[Crazyman]

thanks guys
is the hd in totowa on rt46?

 

[JohnD]

Josh,

Yes it is. If memory serves me, it is a 24 hour store.

 

[Anonymous]

South Down is the one we all want.But that other sand sounds good too.Caribbean,sterilized,and screened.Sounds like the same stuff.If you are worried,run a magnet over the sand to see if there is a lot of metal in it.I would also do the vinegar test to see if it is truly alkaline.

GL

Dan

 

[afss]

can someone post the sku number and any other number info on the package of southdown. I had a bad and lost the bag in my move. I want to try the local HD to see if they can get it in. Thanks
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[-JB]

Don't have the sku number but here is a pic

HTH

 

[Bodine]

SKU
578-819

 

[Darkreignn]

Josh it's on 46 close to willowbrook mall. Hope that helps you out a little.

 

[Josh's Reef]

Just bought 5 bags at the HD in Rockaway( across the street from the mall).They have about 3 more skids full.

 

[SteveP]

Hey Bodine, that's EEP OOP ORK AH-AH!

Steve
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[Jrsydevi1]

FWIW.. I just bought 2 bags of southdown at HD in Old Bridge, NJ on Rt 9 south... Four bucks and change for 50 lbs.. not bad..

-Devil

 

[LA-Lawman]

Southdown sand info:
It helps if you have the SKU when you visit or call. The Southdown sand is 578-819.

BUT make sure that it says Southddown tropical playsand -- not multipurpose sand. Also, from a recent post,

"To help things along if you call Home Depot or go there the product is found in one of two places. It is found by the lumber or in the Garden Center. The Garden Center manager is who does the ordering and that is "division" or "section" 28 (Garden). "

 

[mgk65]

Yardright "from the carribean" is also aragonite.

mgk

 

[ChrisRD]

Yardright "from the carribean" is also aragonite.

I've heard this stuff actually comes from the same supplier as the Southdown product. I would use it.

 

[mgk65]

That's correct, Yardright is packaged by the same company. Yardright comes in 40 lb bags. Southdown in 50 lb bags.

For this year, the packaging will be called Old Castle Products.

mgk