Coming back to saltwater aquariums
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snakeblitz33
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snakeblitz33
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wild man
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This is the first time I have used sand and tried to create a DSB and I'm about ready to pull it all out of the tank. If you do anything in the tank it stirs up and makes it cloudy again. I have never had so much problem with a substrate. I have to have all my feeds turned down to keep it from moving sand around. Then my wife ask if we can put a couple of seashells in the tank, I said fine didn't really want to but I want her to enjoy the tank too. So we put them in last night and this morning the tank is cloudy yet again, because the seashells cause disturbance to the sand when we put them in and now the sand around the shells has slowly eroded away during the night and stirred up the tank AGAIN. Aaaaaaah!! This stuff just seems way to fine to stay in place for anything. I rinsed it all for what seemed like hours before we put it in and still is giving me absolute grief. Anyone want some aragonite sand? 
snakeblitz33
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First of all - it doesn't sound like you have ANY pumps or powerheads or filters going in your system right now...
You need to turn on all of your pumps and powerheads and filters and everything - get it all running to the max and then wait for a couple few days. The finer sand settles underneath a course layer of top sand. It happens in all new tanks. Just keep the water current going constantly. I know it doesn't make sense, but you will see.
You need to turn on all of your pumps and powerheads and filters and everything - get it all running to the max and then wait for a couple few days. The finer sand settles underneath a course layer of top sand. It happens in all new tanks. Just keep the water current going constantly. I know it doesn't make sense, but you will see.
wild man
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Well I have turned everything back on full blast after my last post. I have both lines from the sump running at approx 700+ gallons per hour and the canister filter still running. After turning everything on I had to turn off the power head, between the water coming from the sump and it it literally caused a mini tornado and was causing sand to get sucked off the bottom all the way to the top of the tank. The sand seems to be endlessly moving around the tank. My DSB is only a 1" in some places.
This sand just seems way to fine and doesn't seem to have a course layer to it.
snakeblitz33
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Good starts. Coming along nicely.
Is that going to be your final aquascape?
Is that going to be your final aquascape?
