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Just filled up my new aquarium. Bag of sand I got said it didn’t need to be rinsed. This white foam is all over the back of my AIO. Is this from the sand I am assuming? How do I get rid of this? Will it go away on its own? It’s covering my ATO and im worried it might mess with it.

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