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08/06/2006, 01:16 PM
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Forgot to Rinse Substrate
I did not rinse the 80 pounds of substrate before i put it into my tank. Will this be ok? I havent even put salt in the water yet so will my filtration eventually clean it all up?
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08/06/2006, 01:25 PM
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Are you using sand? Its not a problem, it may actually be better. It will take awhile for everything to settle, but the larger number of very fine particles you have gives bacteria more surface area to grow.
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08/06/2006, 02:45 PM
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It will be fine. It may take a few days for it to clear up. If you have a HOB filter just put some polyfill in it and it will clear up quick.
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08/06/2006, 03:33 PM
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your water will be very cloudy
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08/06/2006, 03:38 PM
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Moved On
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It will be cloudy but will clear up in time.
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08/06/2006, 03:49 PM
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DUH of course the water will be cloudy!
Wait for a few days and try to run foam in the filter, clean the foam twice a day untill the cloudy water dissapears Good Luck !
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08/06/2006, 04:13 PM
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It will clear and all will be fine.
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08/06/2006, 04:49 PM
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Thanks guys
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