Water still a bit still cloudy after 48hours

[Albz]

So i set up my bc29 about 48hours ago and my water is still a bit cloudy.... I used the Cariebsea fiji pink sand with Caribsea Reef Life rock... but the water isn't fully clear yet.. Normal or what?

 

[helen ann]

Did you rinse the sand? If not, I would give it a couple more days.

 

[Albz]

I heard its not good to rinse live sand....

 

[helen ann]

Ok, then I would give it a couple more days.

 

[Albz]

kk thanks!

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

You don't need to rinse live sand. just wait it out or you can add some filter floss to the back chamber.

 

[Albz]

You don't need to rinse live sand. just wait it out or you can add some filter floss to the back chamber.

yeah i have filter floss running on in my chambers for the cycle. All i wanted to know if this is normal or if something went wrong haha

 

[Starwar]

I used live sand and it literally took a week for the cloud to settle.

 

[cbrack83]

I went through this recently with my first new tank and it took a solid 3-4 days for it to totally clear...

 

[mgoesma]

Just wait longer. it took me almost 4 days for mine to clear. It all depends on the size of the sand grains you use.

 

[Albz]

alright! thanks for the info guys! cheers

 

[Tooch]

Also, try to minimize your flow. I have that sand in my 10g nano, and I think it is was too fine for my tank. It took a few months of water changes to get the finest particles out of the tank before it really cleared up.

 

[Albz]

today it got much better. hope by tom it will be crystal clear