Milky water after adding sand

[chrisely24]

I used live wet sand in my 65 and never had a problem with water clarity or clouding.

I used dry aragonite sand in the new 90g build Saturday. I rinsed it well I thought but.......

I added the sand to the existing saltwater I had in the tank already and I knew it would be milky for a day or so. it cleared up Monday afternoon and I noticed there was a powdery film on everything in the tank including a fine layer on top of the sand bed. I scrubbed down the inside of the tank and it went milky again and did not clear up until Wednesday afternoon. I again scrubbed the tank down and it is now milky again.

What options do I have now? Pull the sand and re-rinse?

Thanks.

 

[jay0705]

Its normal. Do u have any filtration or flow?

 

[chrisely24]

The sump is running, and it does clear up but the powdery stuff is just settling on everything only to get stirred up again

 

[bang guy]

Once the fine grains have a bacteria coat they will settle down. You might want to take a powerhead or turkey baster and keep the silt off the rocks.

 

[chrisely24]

No rocks, it's a bare tank right now

 

[chrisely24]

Thanks I was just worried it would be there forever lol

 

[Luanne]

I am sitting and waiting on my tank to clear up. Hate waiting