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susankat · 07-30-2009, 11:32 AM

What I am using is called Black Beauty blasting sand. I got it for $11.00 for an 80lb bag. I bought 3 bags of it but don't think it will need more than 2, which is ok as I have 5 other tanks to set up after this one.

I plan on planting this tank with vals and dwarf chain swords for right now, then later adding co2 and high light then will plant others. It will be stocked with angels, bolivian rams and some cardinals. Later when the c. rabutti get bigger they will go into the tank. That will be a school of 20 cories there.

There is no background on this either. I plan on letting the vals do that for me. It will be filtered by a Rena XP4 and a 300 gal sandbed filter till I get another rena to add on it.

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susankat Pleco n bn breeder n BOSS susankat's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,395 Name: Susan Location: Tulsa, Ok Feedback: 8 / 100% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 2,075 Times Said "Thanks" 1,605 Times Was Thanked 1,805 Times in 1,546 Posts	Re: Starting with a blank slate What I am using is called Black Beauty blasting sand. I got it for $11.00 for an 80lb bag. I bought 3 bags of it but don't think it will need more than 2, which is ok as I have 5 other tanks to set up after this one. I plan on planting this tank with vals and dwarf chain swords for right now, then later adding co2 and high light then will plant others. It will be stocked with angels, bolivian rams and some cardinals. Later when the c. rabutti get bigger they will go into the tank. That will be a school of 20 cories there. There is no background on this either. I plan on letting the vals do that for me. It will be filtered by a Rena XP4 and a 300 gal sandbed filter till I get another rena to add on it. __________________ SUCCESS IS MEASURED BY YEARS, NOT MONTHS!!! 220 Tank build http://www.aquariumforum.com/f15/sta...late-3253.html