Help Me Please.....

[Bobdole10]

Ok here it is, I bought a brand new 46 gallon (US) Tank. I filled the bottom with about 1/2 inch of stones and then put in 1 inch of florite plant material and then another maybe 1/2 inch of stone. Over all almost 45 pounds of stone.

So I started filling and it got a nice brown color and then I fired up my brand new Fluval 305 filter.

And here is what I am left with. Its been 2 days now and plants seem be hurting because of the murkey condtions.

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Any advice will be helpful at this point I have had tanks for over 5 yrs now and nothing like this. Also this is my 1st planted tank.

Thanks in advance Jeremy

 

[hellohefalump]

If I were you, if you have an extra filter lying around, fill it with filter floss and run it to clear up the murkiness.

 

[joshrm115]

Did you wash everything off really well before putting it in your tank? I know when I first set up my tank I was so excited I half asst the rinsing off the rocks my result was similar to yours only I have blue rocks so you can imagine how mine looked. Then the next day I drained it and re washed the rocks and its been SUPER clear ever sense.