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Old 02-20-2007, 12:20 PM   #1
 
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OK I have been cycling my tank for 3 weeks and now my sand is starting to turn brown, is this normal and how do i get rid of it? I have a 55 gallon tank.
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Old 02-20-2007, 02:02 PM   #2
 
It is normal for the sand to do this. What I did is stir the the top portion of the sand.
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Old 02-22-2007, 10:12 AM   #3
 
i had the same problem, my tank is 55 gallons and has also been running for 3 weeks. jsut stir the top of the sand a little bit and make sure you change the water and in a month or so it should be fine
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