Sand from Home Depot and Live sand good Mix?

Hi,

Can anyone help me out on where to get some good sand that wont harm my tank. I am in the process of setting up a reef tank, my local petshops live sand goes for $5/ LB and Carib Sea sand goes for $20 a bag (not a bid bag). Is there a specific type of sand anyone ever purchase at home depot that is reef/tank safe? I was thinking of getting about 40Lbs of reg sand and seeding it with 20 Lbs of live sand. Good idea?

thanks

[skennelly]

Reef Guy,
Some Home Depots still carry the sand called Old Castle Tropical Play Sand, Its sand from the carribean that is agronite and perfect for our reefs. However I have heard that the company who mines the sand is not going to produce it anymore. It is becoming very difficult to find this sand anymore.

Aside from Old Castle I would stay away from anything else at HD, it probably will be silicate and not have the chemistry.

I personally used 45# of Old Castle Sand and 20# of Agrolive live sand in my tank.

[jnbahwkins]

Old castle has a new name now.
It is now called YardRight

thanks, called up a few home depots and found one which still carries them

Well every home depot I have been too has reg play sand but not that kind. However i did find out the new name "South Down Tropical Sand"