New Giy Needs Help

maw06d

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Hey guys/gals,
I am about to start my first salt water tank. It is a 55 gallon glass aquarium. I am using live sand and I am only putting fish in it for now. Live rock is on my list things to do after I begin. I have a canister filter, a biowheel filter, a heater, plenty of salt mix, a RO filter to make my own water, decor and some other little odds and ends to get this puppy rollin. I have purchased several books to help, but none of them seem to say how to start this thing. One book says to put the sand in when you are filling it with water for the first time and the other says to fill it with water and let it run for a night, then put the sand in. One says I should just put the sand on the bottom and then the other says i should put a layer of gravel under the sand. Anyone got any tips or answers to help me start. You can either post back or e-mail me at maw06d@fsu.edu. THanks!!!
 
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