zincoxide
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I finally got my new 90g setup this weekend.
I put the sand in it today and filled it with water. I finished all the plumbing on it yesterday.
I didn't rinse the sand first because it is so fine. It is dead sand.
I put it in the bottom of the DT and in the bottom of the sump/fuge. I have not added my live rock yet and I will be getting a bag of live sand later to seed the dead sand. I'll put 1/3 the bag in the sump/fuge and the other 2/3's in the DT.
Anyways... Any you can see the pics below, the tank is VERY cloudy. I've taken the bio-balls out of the sump and put a baffle in. the sand bed is on the right hand side where the water comes in. Once it goes through the baffle (flow goes from right to left) it will then go into an empty area. This is where my protein skimmer will be set up once I'm done building it. It then flows out the left side through the pump and back into the tank.
Everything works great as far as the plumbing goes (except for a very small slow leak which I'm awaiting an answer on in the DIY section).
Anyways... On the top of the water there is a white like scum that is sitting there. It really isn't getting drawn down the two strainers for some reason.
I have floss sitting in the sump right now that I figure will take out most of this crap which I intend on changing once this gets cleared up.
What is the white scum, and how do I get rid of it??
I put the sand in it today and filled it with water. I finished all the plumbing on it yesterday.
I didn't rinse the sand first because it is so fine. It is dead sand.
I put it in the bottom of the DT and in the bottom of the sump/fuge. I have not added my live rock yet and I will be getting a bag of live sand later to seed the dead sand. I'll put 1/3 the bag in the sump/fuge and the other 2/3's in the DT.
Anyways... Any you can see the pics below, the tank is VERY cloudy. I've taken the bio-balls out of the sump and put a baffle in. the sand bed is on the right hand side where the water comes in. Once it goes through the baffle (flow goes from right to left) it will then go into an empty area. This is where my protein skimmer will be set up once I'm done building it. It then flows out the left side through the pump and back into the tank.
Everything works great as far as the plumbing goes (except for a very small slow leak which I'm awaiting an answer on in the DIY section).
Anyways... On the top of the water there is a white like scum that is sitting there. It really isn't getting drawn down the two strainers for some reason.
I have floss sitting in the sump right now that I figure will take out most of this crap which I intend on changing once this gets cleared up.
What is the white scum, and how do I get rid of it??
