HELP--Milky Water - Messss

bmallia82 · 06/20/2006, 02:36 PM

So,

I get home from the Gym to see a cloud in my 95 gallon Tank. One of my powerheads that faces the back of the tank slipped off its rubber holders and was facing downwards. This caused a disturbance in my 4-5" sandbed. The bottom 3-4" of sand is very Fine and caused my tank to turn a milky color. I have white powder like sand all over my rocks.

I tried to clean it up a little by taking a turkey baster and blowing off the sand but that did not work. Does not look like this sand is going to settle in the sandbed.

ANy suggestions???

I need to clean this up.

Thanks

Amy83820 · 06/20/2006, 03:23 PM

Do you have a sump? or a filter of some sort?

bertoni · 06/20/2006, 04:24 PM

It'll clear up on its own in a few days, at most. I'd just ignore it. Otherwise, running a micron filter or something similar should help.

Sk8r · 06/20/2006, 04:44 PM

It will settle. The more nuisanceful thing is the disturbance of the layering of the sandbed, which traps noxious gases in its depths for slow release, and has bacteria to break up waste. Hopefully not all the sandbed was overturned, and it will settle.

Use a turkey baster to blow the dust off your rocks. Use a completely plastic one that's never been used for turkeys!

06/20/2006, 02:36 PM	#1
bmallia82 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NY Posts: 242	HELP--Milky Water - Messss So, I get home from the Gym to see a cloud in my 95 gallon Tank. One of my powerheads that faces the back of the tank slipped off its rubber holders and was facing downwards. This caused a disturbance in my 4-5" sandbed. The bottom 3-4" of sand is very Fine and caused my tank to turn a milky color. I have white powder like sand all over my rocks. I tried to clean it up a little by taking a turkey baster and blowing off the sand but that did not work. Does not look like this sand is going to settle in the sandbed. ANy suggestions??? I need to clean this up. Thanks

06/20/2006, 03:23 PM	#2
Amy83820 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wentzville, MO Posts: 626	Do you have a sump? or a filter of some sort? __________________ I'm consistently torn between wanting to know more about your life and just waiting to see it on "Cops." Current Tank Info: 90 gallons o' salty goodness

06/20/2006, 04:24 PM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	It'll clear up on its own in a few days, at most. I'd just ignore it. Otherwise, running a micron filter or something similar should help. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

06/20/2006, 04:44 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	It will settle. The more nuisanceful thing is the disturbance of the layering of the sandbed, which traps noxious gases in its depths for slow release, and has bacteria to break up waste. Hopefully not all the sandbed was overturned, and it will settle. Use a turkey baster to blow the dust off your rocks. Use a completely plastic one that's never been used for turkeys! __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.