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Old 01-21-2012, 12:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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as you know i'm slowly putting together a 55gallon tank
fresh water tank. so far i bought some of the manznita driftwood that
was advertised here. next i'm going to some rock, gravel?
what kind of rock or gravel should i buy? do you put sand in before the
rock?
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hey, somebody help me out? do you place sand on the bottom
of an aquarium then the rock/gravel? do you need sand in
a 55 gallon fresh water tank?
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You need some type of substrate in almost all tanks (quarantine are the exception). There are many ways to go about it. You can use sand and gravel. I have also heard of many other organics used too like blasting powder.
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