Tank still cloudy from sand!

[beatlesfan]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
Dont worry about it nothing could be worse than mine. Mine was playsand and I didn't wash it that thoroughly (I started to then realized the task at hand trying to clean 100lbs of sand in a few 5 gallon buckets). Turned by overflow box pre filter all kind of clay brown but after several days (hell may have been a week. definately more than a few days to clear up) it cleared up fine. it was so bad you couldn't see the powerheads or three inches deep before it cleared.

this is waht minelooks like.

 

[uberlink]

Just give it some time. I might actually suggest (contrary to other posts) continuing to run your powerheads while also running a filter. That will keep the tiny bits churned up, which your filter can remove. If you leave them off, then I worry that your tank will somewhat 'artificially' clear up, only to re-cloud when you turn them back on. Just a thought.

 

[steve24]

Originally Posted by uberlink
Just give it some time. I might actually suggest (contrary to other posts) continuing to run your powerheads while also running a filter. That will keep the tiny bits churned up, which your filter can remove. If you leave them off, then I worry that your tank will somewhat 'artificially' clear up, only to re-cloud when you turn them back on. Just a thought.

i ran everything as i waited for my water to clear up, i took like 5 days...
i made the same newbie mistake by not rinsing my black sand...