keeping sand alive

Hi
We were about to set up the fuge/sump in our 20 gallons but everything fell appart.:-[ So we have decided to restart everything from scratch .
I did put my dsd in an acrilyc thub and was woundering what do i need to keep it alive beside a heater?
thanks
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I would through a small piece of LR in there and I small power head. You could put an air stone if it was a big bucket

J

 

i just did put a small PH in and a piece f LR
thanks for the tip jason

 

Add cycled water in there too. Your old water or Catalina water.

 

acenia, Very cool Avatar

J

 

rickzter i have already put in about 5 gallons of tank water in the tub do i need to put more???
jason thanks! found that pic on the net....
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