cloudiness question

[m-barbour]

i recently pulled out a mantis shrimp from my live rock and i decided to set up a 10 gallon for him after reading about the intelligence of the little guy. The water is directly from my main tank so the water is fine but i got new sand for him and filled the tank last night. The tank is still cloudy as expected after rinsing the sand a few times but its at the point where i can see the back of the tank. will the dust bother the mantis? I want to add him as soon as possible because hes only in a little bowl with no heater so the water is about 70 degreeish so when do you think it will be safe to add the little guy? thank you

 

[monsinour]

If the bowl is plastic and you have a sump, float it in the sump with a top or some way to hold it in place. That will keep the water warm. I would wait for the dust to settle.