can someone help plz ... ive bought some sand to replace my gravel .. washed it really well ... just put it in, and its sent my water really really mucky !! i dont know what to do ??? do i put my filter on ?? or leave to settle ??

Let it settle for about half an hour and see if that helps.. If not.. Them maybe do a water change??

i guess all i can do is wait to see if it settles ... dunno if to leave my filter on or not tho ???

i feel like cryin' lol

its normal, it needed it be rinsed more. The first time I changed to sand I had the same problem, took me almost 2 hours to clean and the tank was still cloudy. It may take a day or so to settle, if it doesn't do 2 or 3 major water changes. I would keep your filter off as it may clog, but it would help clear the water faster.

This post has been edited by LuckyCricketMafia: Aug 22 2007, 05:00 PM

Let it sit with filter running for 24 hours it should clear up. Mine took awhile to clear as well...

I had this happen to me, even after I cleaned the sand it still went murky, Place some fine filter wool in your filter (Preferably in front of all your other media) and it clears really quickly, it also stopped my sponges getting clogged... Mine still took a couple of days to clear however there was a noticable improvment after a few hours.

Cheers,

Craig

ok .... its finally cleared after 2-3 days, its near enougth crystal clear as i speak (...type even). Im telling you, i was distraught at the time of making this thread lol ... but it was worth it, it looks alot better. The fish seem to like it too ...

thanks for your tips btw ...

Give your filter a GOOD service now, its probably clogged the media - and check the impellor and housing for "gunk"
Sorry to say the obvious, but the sand needs to be rinsed to death to avoid this... A little impatience = a lot of extra work.

This post has been edited by Rooster: Aug 25 2007, 01:27 PM

You really need to buy a Diatom D1 filter and stir the sand up and let the filter , filter out the small particles, otherwise your fish will stir it up everyday and will never settle down. Unfortunatly, real fine particles like that can hurt any the propellers and shaft on any filter, even canisters. Running a scrubbing pad will lower the chance.

Diatome D1 filter is VERY cheap and works better then ANY filter or scrubing pad to get your water crystal clear.