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					Originally Posted by Palmer  But I cant stomach spending a couple hundred bucks on sand | 
	
 How mch sand do you plan on using?  

  My 50-gallon tank has less than one $30 bag.  For $30 I would start with new sand.  Your old sand will have a lot of nutrients - a lot more than you want to deal with.  The money you save on sand you will spend on waterchanges and GFO.  
