General Care Discussion :: land area/ sand question.

[camb]

so i have been building a turtle pond in my basement ant its a pre formed pond and then a large sturdy box made of 2x6s and heavy duty plywood, the idea is to place the pond in the box and the fill in around it with sand to support the weight of the water and create a land area. my question is do i have to buy sand or can i get from the beach or something as it will be quite a bit of sand?

[Turtlebiz]

so you want to put sand on the top around the outside of the pond? i would say buy it from the store because sand from the beach is dirty and has bugs and other creatures in it, not to mention garbage and stuff. that's just my opinion tho. maybe someone else has a more educated response for u

[JimmyJam]

so you want to put sand on the top around the outside of the pond? i would say buy it from the store because sand from the beach is dirty and has bugs and other creatures in it, not to mention garbage and stuff. that's just my opinion tho. maybe someone else has a more educated response for u

Couldn't have said it better.

[camb]

alright. will do. thats what i was thinking too.

[Kool]

I got my sand at home depot $4 for a 25 pound bag

[Dein211]

you can get colored play sand at walmart pretty cheap that is if you want it to be pretty colors

[JimmyJam]

you can get colored play sand at walmart pretty cheap that is if you want it to be pretty colors

If you do go that route, make sure you clean the sand VERY well, and don't get that ZooMED calcium sand.

[camb]

i got 8 50lb bags from home depot for a total of 26 bucks but im gona need another ten bags.

[PcBuilder14]

Pictures!!!

[camb]

yeah i will defiantly post pics soon. its should be pretty much done today. (as in done but no plants and things to make it look nice).