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SETTING UP THE AQUARIUM
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SETTING UP THE AQUARIUM

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SETTING UP THE TANK AND PUTTING IN THE BOTTOM COVERING:

PUT THE AQUARIUM IN ITS PERMANENT LOCATION.TANKS THAT LACK FRAMES SHOULD BE SET UP ON A STYROFOAM BASE,THOSE WITH FRAMES MUST BE PLACED DIRECTLY ON THE PLATFORM!SPREAD TWO BAGS OF GRAVEL OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK,SPRINKLE THE NUTREINT POWDER ON THE TOP AND ADD THE REMAINING BAGS.

DECORTING AND POURING IN THE WATER:BUILD A CAVE IN THE TANK WITH ROCKS.MAKE A CIRCLE WITH THREE ROCKS,PRESS FIRMLY INTO THE GRAVEL,AND LAY FLATTER STONE ON TOP.ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE STICK THE ROOT INTO THE BOTTOM MATERIAL.FILL THE TANK ABOUT ONE-THIRD FULL WITH WATER.FIRST,SET A SAUCHER ON THE GRAVEL AND PUT A BUCKET OF LUKEWARM WATER NEXT TO THE AQUARIUM.THE WATER LEVEL IN THE BUCKET SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN THE LEVEL YOU INTEND TO HAVE IN THE AQUARIUM.FILL A HOSE ABOUT 5 FEET LONG WITH WATER AT A FAUCET OR IN A FILLED SINK.HOLD YOUR THUMBS OVER BOTH ENDS OF THE HOSE.PUT ONE END INTO THE WATER IN THE BUCKET,THE OTHER ON THE SAUCER.REMOVE YOUR THUMBS,AND WATER WILL FLOW INTO THE TANK,DIRECT AT THE SAUCER AT ALL TIMES SO THAT THE BOTTOM COVERING IS NOT DISTURBED.TO STOP THE FLOW CLOSE THE END OF THE HOSE IN THE BUCKET WITH YOUR THUMB.

IMPORTANT:DELAY THE INTRODUCTION OF FISH UNTIL THE CLOUDINESS OF THE WATER DISAPPEARED.

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