Black Sand... save my back

save me from driving an hour each way and from suffering back pain from the drive.
I want black sand for my tank but I don't want to pay an arm and a leg. The nearest tractor supply that has the sand blasting sand is that far away. I can get 50 pounds for like 8 bucks. I've already tried home depot and they don't have anything. The pool store only had some brown/grey stuff. Any other options?

 

I'm not aware of any black sand that's as cheap as coal slag. Is there a Northern Tool or Menard's that are any closer? Those are the only other places I heard of that carry BDBS.

 

nearest northern tools is in el paso texas.... i'm in san diego, california hahahahah an dthe Menards looks like just a midwest thing too. guess i'm lucky to even have a Tractor supply, but it's an hour away.

I'm not aware of any black sand that's as cheap as coal slag. Is there a Northern Tool or Menard's that are any closer? Those are the only other places I heard of that carry BDBS.

I could always just stay bare bottom hahahahaha

 

An hour is not too bad and if you think about how cheap you're getting it for, it's worth it. Maybe take a break halfway and eat lunch to save your back?

 

Can you have an Uber driver pick it up for you and deliver it to your door? If I was still in the area I would do a pick up and drop off for you but its been a year since I was down there.

 

Paint the bottom of the outside black =p

 

lol

 

I got mine from Nothern Tool. If you do make the trek to TSC, make sure to call first. Mine said it was special order only.

 

I would be livid. good call. haha

I got mine from Nothern Tool. If you do make the trek to TSC, make sure to call first. Mine said it was special order only.

 

Mine is a good 45 minutes away. Got there, spent 15 minutes looking, asked for it, got told it was special order only, then left and went to Northern Tool to find out they had closed 5 minutes prior. I was angry, lol! Ended up being so worth it, though!

 

Can you have someone else go and pick it up for you? Maybe a teenaged family member who could use an extra few bucks?
You could see if you could have some shipped but I'm afraid that would be expensive due to the weight.

 

VanillaRose that's one pretty tank. And no norther tools here. Megg01 I'm going to have to do it myself.

 

Hello fellow San Diegan,

Pet Kingdom on Sports Arena Blvd has bulk black sand. It's in a giant tub, bring a bucket or two and buy what you need.

I saw it about a month ago; they had giant tubs of many types of sand - black, red, tan, etc. I don't know the price off the top of my head.

I wish I had been there before I spent $55 on my sand from Amazon though...

 

@scottishduck i've been there, but if I remember correctly it was $1 per pound, and i'd end up paying $40 for my 40 gallon. Looks like there is no way to avoid a trip to Ramona.

Hello fellow San Diegan,

Pet Kingdom on Sports Arena Blvd has bulk black sand. It's in a giant tub, bring a bucket or two and buy what you need.

I saw it about a month ago; they had giant tubs of many types of sand - black, red, tan, etc. I don't know the price off the top of my head.

I wish I had been there before I spent $40 on my sand from Amazon though...

Just called the shop. They have ONE in stock. I had them put it aside for me. Now i'm just waiting for Pet Kingdom to open just to verify the price of the bulks of send per pound before I head out for this 2 hour trip JUST FOR SAND. my godness.

 

How much is your time and gas worth?

 

Paint the bottom of the outside black =p

Lol, I was about to say the same

 

. Here she is. 50 min drive later

 

Plecomaker scottishduck good thing my car doesn't waste much gas.

 

How's your back?

 

It's being nice today.

 

ok, I'm done washing this stuff for the day. That's not even half of the bag. But the drive was totally worth it.

 

scottishduck I ended up going to pet kingdom and the black sand was Infact $1 per pound.

 

Looks great!

 

Looks great! Definitely worth it, IMO.

 

@vanillarose was it difficult to get your plants to stay with the black diamond or no?
el337 thanks. now all I need are plants and fish hahaha, and for it to finish cycling.

 

I have a thin layer of gravel under my BD to help anchor plants.

 

@vanillarose was it difficult to get your plants to stay with the black diamond or no?
el337 thanks. now all I need are plants and fish hahaha, and for it to finish cycling.

I've not had a problem with plants staying in it, except my new dwarf swords that my male angel uprooted yesterday (he was "defending" his territory from my teenage son's teasing)

 

too late for that now hahaha

I have a thin layer of gravel under my BD to help anchor plants.

 

scottishduck I ended up going to pet kingdom and the black sand was Infact $1 per pound.

Thanks for the update. Was that for all their sands? Or just black?

 

I didnt ask, but its probably for all. I noticed most of their prices are kind of expenisve. I bought an albino tiger barb and a green one and I know i've seen the albinos cheaper somewhere else. at least on fish.

Thanks for the update. Was that for all their sands? Or just black?