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[mounts]

hi all i am new to the forum last kept tropical fish about 20 yrs ago so you could say a beginner again, the prob i have is set the tank up yesterday i have used sand insted of gravel this time around set it up and turned the tank on at 2.00pm yesterday the water was a bit cloudy which i expected but i thought it would be clear by this morning(i am sure it used to clear that quick ) still cloudy this morning and the same tonight does not seem to be clearing

 

[glolite]

Did you rinse the sand first? If you didn't it could take a few days for the filter to clear it but the cloudyness will go.

 

[fatheadminnow]

If you did not wash the sand, then it can take up to 3, maybe more days for the sand to settle.

-FHM

 

[mounts]

Did you rinse the sand first? If you didn't it could take a few days for the filter to clear it but the cloudyness will go.

Did you rinse the sand first? If you didn't it could take a few days for the filter to clear it but the cloudyness will go.

no i didnt wash the sand shop owner just told me to move the sand around to make sure there was no air pockets

 

[fatheadminnow]

Yup, it will take a couple days for it to settle. Maybe not that long though. Nothing to worry about, really.

-FHM

 

[discus_lover]

wait for a while,as far as the other members said yes you have to wait for a few days to settle down the sand i your tank.then the cloudiness will vanish...
which type of fish you wish to keep in your tank?

 

[mounts]

wait for a while,as far as the other members said yes you have to wait for a few days to settle down the sand i your tank.then the cloudiness will vanish...
which type of fish you wish to keep in your tank?

hi discus lover it will be a community tank, its a little bit clearer this morning also changed about a quater of the water last night and was careful not to disturb the sand

 

[waterdrop]

For next time.. what most of our members to is put the sand in a big bucket outdoors and run the hose at a slow enough speed that the sand gets churned up but not washed out and then just leave it running for some chunk of time, 1/2 hour, hour? They check periodically to see when the outwash is more clear.

Welcome to TFF mounts, a lot has changed in recent decades, have you begun to read our Beginners Resource Center? I'd suggest a review of the nitrogen cycle, fishless cycle and startup articles with questions here in your thread. Have you picked up a test kit yet? Have you started the search for ammonia?

~~waterdrop~~