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Old March 14th, 2005, 09:51 PM
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Just another little piece of advice for a new tank : you should get your water right before putting your fish in. You can buy a liquid bacteria formula (I can't for the life of me remember the name..all I remember is that the bottle is white!!) that will help get your water ready. This concentrated bacteria liquid gives your tank a jump start at becoming it's own little eco-system.

I always had very good luck with live plants in my 50 gallon tank (I no longer have my tank running though...). Plus they say that they're good for the fish, since they produce alot of oxygen. I guess I was just lucky...
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