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fish tank picture - In my experience, when dealing with SAND slow and steady is the way to go. so slow in fact, I left the water at this height for about 30 minutes to let the sand settle. and that was after i rinsed and skimmed it in a bucket over and over and over again.

Submitted By: tommie on 01/31/2008

Photo Caption: In my experience, when dealing with SAND slow and steady is the way to go. so slow in fact, I left the water at this height for about 30 minutes to let the sand settle. and that was after i rinsed and skimmed it in a bucket over and over and over again.

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State: New York

Country: United States

Description: 55 gal long seascaped freshwatertank. consist of 1-48" 40 watt light; 1-aquaclear 110, 1-aquaclear 30 power filter (for now)...1-300 watt aquaclear heater,1-whisper 60 bubbler,in-tank thermometer,seachem in-tank ammonia alert.no backround as of yet.

Advice: TAKE YOUR TIME AND HAVE FUN!!!

Fish Kept: 12-Neon tetras; 4-glo light tetras; 3-Danios; 2-swordtails mollies; 3-dalmation platys; 2-Bloodfin Tetras; 3-Rambosa tetras; 6-panda catfish(cory)2-glasscatfish (Skeletons); 4-Redeye tetras; 2-santation workers (1fantail & 1-lionhead gold fish)....One happy community!

Corals/Plants: 3-Banana plants (only 1 is in tank at the moment) and 2 large swords 4 various pieces of drift wood, 30lbs. of river rock, 50lbs. of walnut colored gravel

Tank Size: 55 gallons

About Yourself: Got into hobby by buying a used fishtank and stand for $50...sweet... and using my imagination with help of my Fience!.