New tank setup
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P-Dub
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Can you better define "a little cloudy"? A photo is worth a thousand words. I heard that somewhere....
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Do you have a sense of why it is cloudy or is that your question? For example did you use new sand or pour the sand into the filled tank and it hasn't settled out yet? Like @P-Dub mentioned, pictures and more information will help us to make better recommendations.
it will clear in time as the floating particles get coated with biofilm and attach/aggregate and fall out of suspension. its easy to head this off by pre rinsing, even if its caribsea live sand we still pre rinse it for cloud removal/convenience because that doesn't sterilize or rinse off bacteria, it merely takes away that silt component above which isn't a big deal but also isn't helpful.
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As others have mentioned it will clear in time, but there are a few things that you can do to speed up the process. There are a few ways that you can "polish" your water using parts that you may already have or can cheaply purchase. For example, with a small pump, a hose that fits on to the pump, and a filter sock you can pump the water through the hose and back down into the filter sock that you are holding in the tank. If you don't have a pump you can use a siphon hose like you would with a regular water change into a bucket, but strain the water through the filter sock and then return the water into the tank. If you don't have an extra filter sock then you can get some pillow batting at a local fabric or craft store and filter the water through that to polish the water. You can also add the pillow batting to your sump (if you have one). The key issue is to find material that has a fine enough micron mesh and that is aquarium safe that will work as a mechanical filter to remove the sand. If you choose to re-add water to your tank I recommend adding a plate over the sand on the bottom of the tank and pouring the water onto the plater so the sand is not stirred back up as you add water. Good luck!
