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07/22/2007, 07:39 PM
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just put everything together??
i just added all my water and sand and live rock for my 20gL.... The water is really really merky, so how long will it take to clear up? thank you
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07/22/2007, 07:53 PM
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It will probably take a few days
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07/22/2007, 08:04 PM
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Took about 3 days for my 37g, I added the water first, then live rock, then sand.
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07/22/2007, 08:08 PM
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Moved On
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just make sure that you clean your mechanical filtration frequently and a protien skimmer might help
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07/22/2007, 08:09 PM
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Oh yeah, I didn't have a skimmer or any kind of mechanical filtration, only a seio and a maxijet.
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07/22/2007, 08:35 PM
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When I added my sand/lr and water to my 12g and 5g it was clear in a few hours.
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07/23/2007, 12:57 PM
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thank you all for your replies...this moring my tank was nice and clear. I guess i just needed a little patience. I will post pics soon! Thanks again.
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07/23/2007, 01:18 PM
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Wow... how much is a gigaliter?
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07/23/2007, 01:21 PM
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20 gigaliter = 5.28344102 × 10^9 US gallons
One big tank  /me hopes e is still > 0. Preferably around 2.78...
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07/23/2007, 02:29 PM
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Perhaps he meant that the tank is a 20 gallon LONG?
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07/23/2007, 03:31 PM
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sorry for the confusion....it a 20 gallon long...whats the proper way to write that? 20L???
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07/23/2007, 03:50 PM
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No...that would be 20 litres...better to write it out: 20 g long...
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07/23/2007, 05:17 PM
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Moved On
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I have a 20gigaliter as well... I knew what ya meant =-)
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