andramir82
New Member
First off I'm a noob! and I've been trying to use the search function to no avail...(i belong to a car forum and I know how noobs get
on for not using the search function)
Ok here it goes...
1) 55 gallon tank (saltwater of course... saltwaterfish.com lol)
2) 60lbs of Live sand (Ocean Direct Caribbean live sand "new Oolite"?? I think thats where i went wrong
3) 1st attempt, mixed water in tank before adding sand, then dumped live sand into the tank and the cloudiness would not clear, even after over 24hrs of letting it sit.
4) 2nd attempt, mixed salt water separately, threw out cloudy water from tank and added the new water on the sand bed and its still cloudy!
Please tell me where I went wrong, this will be my second time setting up this tank, first time around i didnt have this problem, the only thing different that I did this time is use 60lbs of live sand, as opposed to a mixture 40lbs of live and 20lbs of regular sand 1st time around.
I'll try to take a pic of it tomorrow to see what you guys think.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Drew
Ok here it goes...
1) 55 gallon tank (saltwater of course... saltwaterfish.com lol)
2) 60lbs of Live sand (Ocean Direct Caribbean live sand "new Oolite"?? I think thats where i went wrong
3) 1st attempt, mixed water in tank before adding sand, then dumped live sand into the tank and the cloudiness would not clear, even after over 24hrs of letting it sit.
4) 2nd attempt, mixed salt water separately, threw out cloudy water from tank and added the new water on the sand bed and its still cloudy!
Please tell me where I went wrong, this will be my second time setting up this tank, first time around i didnt have this problem, the only thing different that I did this time is use 60lbs of live sand, as opposed to a mixture 40lbs of live and 20lbs of regular sand 1st time around.
I'll try to take a pic of it tomorrow to see what you guys think.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Drew