Cloudy tank

amiricle · 08/29/2006, 07:43 PM

hey, i have just mixed my salt in my water to the correct salt concentration and after a day of letting the tank sit the water is still cloudy. Do you guys know what is wrong? I know its not my sand because i added it after i let the water sit for a day.

Here is a pic of my tank, it is not full because i ran out of salt.

Thanks a lot guys

pony_killer · 08/29/2006, 07:49 PM

when i set up my46 gallon...i used the power head to mix the salt in with the water until i couldn't see anymore salt. i think it might be due to the sand that your water is clowdy...what i did was before i put my sand into the tank, i poured all of it into a bucket and washed/cleaned/and drained it until i could actually see the sand at the bottom of the bucket while it was filled with water. after pouring the sand into my aquarium...success!

amiricle · 08/29/2006, 07:57 PM

yeah im pretty sure its not the sand because i added the sand after i let the tank sit for a day, but when i added the sand it was much more cloudy, then after 4 hours it was back to normal

t5Nitro · 08/29/2006, 08:05 PM

Water is fine, leave it with filter on some more days.

amiricle · 08/29/2006, 08:09 PM

really? so is the salt mixing or what is the problem?

demonsp · 08/29/2006, 08:11 PM

yea install powerhead to help mix up salt before you add sand.
also use live sand if not mb rinse first.

amiricle · 08/29/2006, 08:22 PM

so how long will it take to mix with a powerhead? and are my fish safe now?

deepboy · 08/29/2006, 08:26 PM

Are you planing on having a fish only tank? If you plan on a reef tank I would think about adding more sand and put a powerhead in the tank for water movement you need to get the water move and you could also add a small filter to remove the fine sediment!

amiricle · 08/29/2006, 08:28 PM

its going to be a fish only tank, and i just put in my aquaclear powerhead. The water level is low but i think im going to still put on my filter

norcal99 · 08/29/2006, 09:13 PM

perfectly normal and it'll take a few days for everything to get settled and the water to clear up. If you're really impatient, run some activated carbon in your filter or in your fuge.

08/29/2006, 07:43 PM	#1
amiricle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 175	Cloudy tank hey, i have just mixed my salt in my water to the correct salt concentration and after a day of letting the tank sit the water is still cloudy. Do you guys know what is wrong? I know its not my sand because i added it after i let the water sit for a day. Here is a pic of my tank, it is not full because i ran out of salt. Thanks a lot guys

08/29/2006, 08:05 PM	#4
t5Nitro Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,384	Water is fine, leave it with filter on some more days. __________________ ATI T5 club Current Tank Info: Left the hobby, looking to re-enter in the future

08/29/2006, 07:49 PM	#2
pony_killer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 322	when i set up my46 gallon...i used the power head to mix the salt in with the water until i couldn't see anymore salt. i think it might be due to the sand that your water is clowdy...what i did was before i put my sand into the tank, i poured all of it into a bucket and washed/cleaned/and drained it until i could actually see the sand at the bottom of the bucket while it was filled with water. after pouring the sand into my aquarium...success!

08/29/2006, 07:57 PM	#3
amiricle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 175	yeah im pretty sure its not the sand because i added the sand after i let the tank sit for a day, but when i added the sand it was much more cloudy, then after 4 hours it was back to normal

08/29/2006, 08:09 PM	#5
amiricle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 175	really? so is the salt mixing or what is the problem?

08/29/2006, 08:11 PM	#6
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	yea install powerhead to help mix up salt before you add sand. also use live sand if not mb rinse first.

08/29/2006, 08:22 PM	#7
amiricle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 175	so how long will it take to mix with a powerhead? and are my fish safe now?

08/29/2006, 08:26 PM	#8
deepboy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 265	Are you planing on having a fish only tank? If you plan on a reef tank I would think about adding more sand and put a powerhead in the tank for water movement you need to get the water move and you could also add a small filter to remove the fine sediment!

08/29/2006, 08:28 PM	#9
amiricle Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 175	its going to be a fish only tank, and i just put in my aquaclear powerhead. The water level is low but i think im going to still put on my filter

08/29/2006, 09:13 PM	#10
norcal99 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cupertino, CA Posts: 394	perfectly normal and it'll take a few days for everything to get settled and the water to clear up. If you're really impatient, run some activated carbon in your filter or in your fuge.