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	My New Tank!!!
Stuart Enthusiast Posts: 263 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2002	Ok i chucked the old one and my new tank is set up and decorated, the fish are in and the new equipment is running well. This time i decided to use sand instead of gravel and WOW does it look amazing! The water is still a bit cloudy but i presume that this is the sand and im waiting for it to settle a bit more, it getting clearer and clearer by the hour! Is there anything i need to know about the sand?? any special precautions or anything? thanks guys!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Fallout Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000	You need to rake it once or twice a week to prevent any anerobic bacteria pockets that will give off harmful gasses. Sand doesn't flow water well, so it needs to be aerated on a regular basis. To vac it, just kinda hover over it and circle the vacuum, most of the detritus will come up and leave most of your sand
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
oz196 Big Fish Posts: 328 Kudos: 119 Votes: 15 Registered: 09-Dec-2002	sound great, congrads, what size is it and whats in it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
Stuart Enthusiast Posts: 263 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Oct-2002	13g (UK) 6 x Gold Barbs 1 x Bristlenose (4cm) 1 x Pleco (3cm) 1 x Guppy 4 x Platy's 2 x Bleeding Hearts and one yellow thing which im not really sure what the hell it is...i've had it for over 8 years!!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Can you take a picture of :- and one yellow thing which im not really sure what the hell it is...i've had it for over 8 years!!! maybe somebody will tell you what it is. http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:56


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