evolv

Hello Fishlorers...or is it Fishlorians? Or Lords of the Fishes? It's my first ever post here!

I went around town (Chicago suburbs) today looking for some new pool filter sand... For anyone in my area, I must recommend the pool supply chain called The Great Escape. They sold me a 50lb. bag for about $3.50. The sand is very clean out of the bag, the first rinse seemed to produce clear water. It's a creamy-white color sand, seems to be quite uniform in grain size and shape.

I was expecting the employee to give the usual odd look when I mentioned that it was for an aquarium, but to my surprise he told me he uses it for the same purpose as well.

Anyways, just thought I'd post the link. I don't believe they list the sand on the website, but they certainly had stacks of it at the store.

Butterfly

Yep pool filter Sand rocks for aquariums
Carol

joy1125

wow that's cheap ! I just bought some yesterday at a local pool company, $12 for a 50lb bag . Before that I was at Petsmart picking out some new driftwood, noticed they had a 20lb bag of "aquarium sand".... for $25.00 !!!!!!!! What a rip off.... but I got a good laugh out of the "aquarium sand" labeling.

harpua2002

It cost us less than $30 to buy enough PFS for a 120 gallon. I've been using it for years and I'm a big fan.