ironworker
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Just curious if anyone knows of a house item that can into my sump somwhere that helps clear the cloudiness of sand outta the water after starting a tank.
Cloud from new sand
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I had the same problem went I put the sand for the first time three weeks ago. I just let it set and yesterday I put my filter sock and clean the glass inside for the sand dust got on it. This morning the tank was crystal clear.
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It will go away on its own after a day or two.
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Do you have filter socks or anything in your sump already? Otherwise there is not a whole lot housewise that I would put in my sump to clear up cloudiness. It'll go away on its own
ironworker
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I went amd got some filter material. Wrapped it around the power head and put some in the sump. Its clearing up pretty fast now.
don_chuwish
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Another option is to take all the sand out and rinse it really really well, until the bucket water doesn't cloud up much anymore.
also, if its a nano, you can just rinse the bed and start it cloudless. this doesn't kill the nitrifying bacteria. we make nanos and pico reefs online that you can flip the bed upside down at any time you want and nothing bad will happen to the tank, an amazing change of pace from the last 20
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Moo76
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I have a 10 inch whole house filter housing with 3/4 inch fittings (home depot, lowes or amazon). Put a 5 or 10 micron filter in it and run a powerhead to feed through it.
works great for occasionally polishing the water. will clear it up in no time.
It will clear up on its own after a bit.
works great for occasionally polishing the water. will clear it up in no time.
It will clear up on its own after a bit.
