quick question: please help.

bschaible

bschaible

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i just finished putting water, rock, and sand in my 75 gallon and was wondering how long it should take for the water to clear up....its been foggy for about 12 hours now. is there anything i can do to help it along?
 
crt81

crt81

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Are your powerheads on? If so turn them off and let the foggy water clear up. By doing this it is allowing the sand to seddle- when they are on it is just mixing up the foggy water. This will clear up your tank fast. Once it is all clear you may then turn on the powerheads!
 
jmesmcm

jmesmcm

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What are ou using for filtration, I find my tank clears fastest with the powerheads on. I use a sump with a sponge in the center section so passing teh water through teh sponge and skimming definitely seem to resolve the clouding issue faster than letting the water truly settle with no flow which could lead to stagnation.
 
1journeyman

1journeyman

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I agree. I also kept my skimmer running to help clear water. If it is live rock or live sand you don't want to turn powerheads off.
 
bschaible

bschaible

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so should i have power heads on or not? i have two maxijet 900s. my sump isnt set up yet so for the time being i have a millenium 3000 filter rigged up to it thats filtering through nitrate and ammonia pads. so yay or nay on the powerheads and are there anymore suggestions?
 
bschaible

bschaible

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yes the millenium 3000 is a mechanical hang on back filter that i rigged up for the time being.....things are starting to slowly clear up. hope it keeps getting better.
suggestions still welcomed.
 
miaheatlvr

miaheatlvr

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Originally Posted by BSchaible
yes the millenium 3000 is a mechanical hang on back filter that i rigged up for the time being.....things are starting to slowly clear up. hope it keeps getting better.
suggestions still welcomed.
It will if i can remember mine cleared up in 36 to 48hrs,, i know it seems like an eternity.
 
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