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Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:37 pm
by 8utterz
Hello,
I'm going to repot my my plants with some silica sand mixed in with sphagnum moss and perlite.
Is this sand here safe to use:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121371922476
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Re: Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:31 pm
by xr280xr
It sounds like it should be safe since it's pure silica. I'm not sure how cristobalite compares to regular silica sand, but regular silica sand is pretty heavy and 500g wouldn't get you very far. Probably about 1 small pot. I went through a 22kg bag pretty fast.
Re: Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:43 pm
by 8utterz
Thank you for the response, Its only for one plant that I'm repotting from my local store. Its should be plenty for the mix im going for.
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Re: Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:45 am
by KissMegan
I buy mine from lowes (100 lb bag for a little under 10 dollars) which is pretty cheap. It's fairly clean too only needs 4-6 rinses before the water is clear. Just in case you want to be stocked up on silica next time haha
Re: Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:21 am
by ps3isawesome
hey Megan, can you tell me the brand of the sand you buy from Lowes?
Re: Is this silica sand safe to use?
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:14 am
by KissMegan
ps3isawesome wrote:hey Megan, can you tell me the brand of the sand you buy from Lowes?
Yes it is the quickrete silica sand
here is a link
http://m.lowes.com/pd/QUIKRETE-100-lbs- ... nd/3646422
here is a link