Sand Storm

nyrescue · 02/24/2007, 07:43 PM

Just starting to setup my tank..well I have everything except the sump (on order) and well the sand storm settles a little bit but once the powerheads are on you cant see 1/2 inch into the tank and when i turn them off it clears up a bit but not what i'm hoping for. opinions??

boxfishpooalot · 02/24/2007, 08:22 PM

If the tank is new the sand needs bacteria and detritus to weight it down. I dont think its going to settle down untill then.

Marine animals are adapted to this storm.

GlobaLPimP · 02/24/2007, 08:22 PM

is it actually sand that is being mixed into the water column - or silt from the sand not being fully settled or filtered out of the tank? Do you have any rock in the tank yet? The rock will break up the steady flow of current. Where did you mount your PH's? Any pics?

PhilOlsen · 02/24/2007, 08:23 PM

It will settle in time, are your powerheads pointed right at the bottom? I would leave the powerheads off regardless until the sand does settle so it wont get into the pumps which can cause damage.

RTKBA308 · 02/24/2007, 08:26 PM

This may be too obvious, but are the powerheads blowing the sand off the bottom? Maybe point them up further. Or maybe there is too much flow?

Another maybe, the powerheads are blowing sand off your rock?

nyrescue · 02/24/2007, 09:24 PM

No rocks yet, LoL They should be here on tuesday which could be one of the causes and the powerheads are not pointed towards the bottom...

clevername · 02/24/2007, 09:46 PM

It took a couple days of mechanical filtration to filter out the small sediments from my new sand bed. Its just a time process thats all. No worries.

02/24/2007, 07:43 PM	#1
nyrescue Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 34	Sand Storm Just starting to setup my tank..well I have everything except the sump (on order) and well the sand storm settles a little bit but once the powerheads are on you cant see 1/2 inch into the tank and when i turn them off it clears up a bit but not what i'm hoping for. opinions??

02/24/2007, 08:22 PM	#2
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	If the tank is new the sand needs bacteria and detritus to weight it down. I dont think its going to settle down untill then. Marine animals are adapted to this storm. __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

02/24/2007, 08:22 PM	#3
GlobaLPimP Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Palm Harbor, Florida Posts: 911	is it actually sand that is being mixed into the water column - or silt from the sand not being fully settled or filtered out of the tank? Do you have any rock in the tank yet? The rock will break up the steady flow of current. Where did you mount your PH's? Any pics? __________________ This hobby is educational; it teaches you how to spend a lot of money in a hurry! Current Tank Info: 75gl, SPS, LPS, IceCap/T5/SLR, 2 modded Tunze 6045's, PCI 350 skimmer w/ Gen-X 2400, 95lbs LR, GEN-X 4100 return

02/24/2007, 08:23 PM	#4
PhilOlsen Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 68	It will settle in time, are your powerheads pointed right at the bottom? I would leave the powerheads off regardless until the sand does settle so it wont get into the pumps which can cause damage. __________________ IT NEVER ENDS!

02/24/2007, 08:26 PM	#5
RTKBA308 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NY Posts: 521	This may be too obvious, but are the powerheads blowing the sand off the bottom? Maybe point them up further. Or maybe there is too much flow? Another maybe, the powerheads are blowing sand off your rock?

02/24/2007, 09:24 PM	#6
nyrescue Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 34	No rocks yet, LoL They should be here on tuesday which could be one of the causes and the powerheads are not pointed towards the bottom...

02/24/2007, 09:46 PM	#7
clevername Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Manchester, MO Posts: 1,125	It took a couple days of mechanical filtration to filter out the small sediments from my new sand bed. Its just a time process thats all. No worries.