When will the water clear up (added sand)

foresteronw · 11-19-2005, 04:17 PM

I am currently setting up a 125Gal Salt tank and just added my substrate and the water has been cloudy for 2 days. I have 100lbs of Southdown sand, 40lbs of Aragonite sand and 40lbs of Crushed coral (liked the way it looked mixed up). I read some on here about not rinsing the sand so I avoided that. I did rinse the Crushed coral, but I didn't make a Science project out of it...meaning I could have rinsed it more than I did. So the water is still really cloudy and I was just wondering how long until it settles? Should I have any current in the water or let it sit still? The only source of current hooked up at this time are two external power filters.

jiggly75 · 11-19-2005, 06:12 PM

Hello,
When we set up our 90 gallon we used Southdown and it took 3 or 4 days for the water to clear up. We made the mistake of running our sump with skimmer during this time.

We had to clean our whole sump and all the equipment in it. It was a mess.

foresteronw · 11-19-2005, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jiggly75

Hello,
When we set up our 90 gallon we used Southdown and it took 3 or 4 days for the water to clear up. We made the mistake of running our sump with skimmer during this time.

We had to clean our whole sump and all the equipment in it. It was a mess.

So I guess I should just let it sit with with no current for a while then huh...lol. I was sitting there wondering that today.

11-19-2005, 04:17 PM	#1
foresteronw Just Moved In Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 19	When will the water clear up (added sand) I am currently setting up a 125Gal Salt tank and just added my substrate and the water has been cloudy for 2 days. I have 100lbs of Southdown sand, 40lbs of Aragonite sand and 40lbs of Crushed coral (liked the way it looked mixed up). I read some on here about not rinsing the sand so I avoided that. I did rinse the Crushed coral, but I didn't make a Science project out of it...meaning I could have rinsed it more than I did. So the water is still really cloudy and I was just wondering how long until it settles? Should I have any current in the water or let it sit still? The only source of current hooked up at this time are two external power filters.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Sand changing color 2 days after PC's added	serkoch	Lighting	6	04-07-2005 08:39 AM
Fresh water sand for salt water?	underseaworld	Reef Aquariums	3	03-11-2005 07:27 PM
Water is so clear at LFS	energyguy	Saltwater (Fish-Only) Aquariums	4	06-01-2004 02:44 PM
black water in the sand bed	aakomala	Reef Aquariums	3	10-02-2003 05:46 PM
Old water and sand. Still good?	y2sba	Reef Aquariums	2	03-23-2003 01:41 AM

11-19-2005, 06:12 PM	#2
jiggly75 Council Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ohio Posts: 345	Hello, When we set up our 90 gallon we used Southdown and it took 3 or 4 days for the water to clear up. We made the mistake of running our sump with skimmer during this time. We had to clean our whole sump and all the equipment in it. It was a mess.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)