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Old 05-16-2001, 03:36 PM   #1
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Question Sand/Foam/Clouds/bad skimmer

Well I just added 150 pounds of southdown sand to my 55 tank and wow it is cloudy. There is a thick creamy foam developing on top of the water mostly around the edges. Should I remove this? Trying to get the water to clear quiker I turned on my skimmer(turboflotor, rio 2100, rio 800). Buzzz. No foam, cant tell if there are bubbles or not becaues of the cloudy water. Is this because I dont have anything but sand and salt water? Should I go ahead and order my rock? Or wait till it clears? have been reading the horror stories about 2 weeks until tank clears etc.
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Old 05-16-2001, 04:31 PM   #2
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was this tank newly set up? should have put the sand in FIRST!!! oh well, whats an extra week, it'll just teach ya patience..

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Old 05-16-2001, 04:39 PM   #3
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Turn your pumps on and make sure they arent pointed into the sand bed. I skimmed the foam off the top of mine but not sure if you need to. It took mine about 3 days to clear up, so you'll just have to wait it out.

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