cloudy tank

[starkissed]

Ok here is the deal...I set my new tank up at about midnight lastnight. I used playsand (because of expenses... the old tank leaked) and I seeded it with my old sand. Still tonight it is really brown and muckey looking. I am running a HOT filter and a protine skimmer and I only have one power head in it as of right now. I even changed the filter from the Hot filter ... it was full of muddy brown water. Is this normal..... how long will it take to clear up? My las tank was a 20gal and I used a mix of play sand and crushed coral and it cleared up in about 24 hours . But this is a 46 gallon so it is much bigger

 

[ryanhayes9]

did u rinse the playsand

 

[starkissed]

Uh no I never have and this is the 3rd tank i have used it in.... I didn't know how to rinse it since it is such small particals it would have turned into muddy water

 

[ryanhayes9]

not really sure what u are saying but i ha the same prole, with my 75 gallon hex. had to take all water and sand out, rinse sand and do it agian. cleared in like a day

 

[starkissed]

I hope I don't have to do that..... I guess I will have to see what it looks lik the morning.... I am out of money and out of salt... I really hope it will be ok .... but rinseing sand is pretty much impossiable

 

[ryanhayes9]

i put the sand in a big bucket and put a hose at the bottom let it overflow and do it like 3 times all the fluf goes to the top

 

[flighter x]

Originally Posted by ryanhayes9
i put the sand in a big bucket and put a hose at the bottom let it overflow and do it like 3 times all the fluf goes to the top
Same i do this and lean the buck little and let the fluffy parts flow over top with all the muck.

 

[starkissed]

Well it has ben about 36 hours since i set the tank up and I can now see allthe way through the tank

It is still cloudy but getting much better. I have been rinseing the filter every few hours and it seems to be doing the job.

 

[helpme74]

The water will clear