cloudy water from sand

[mikeup6]

I just added all my sand last night. The tank already had live rock and water in it. Now it is so cloudy I can't even see the rocks, and it didn't clear up any overnight. How long will it take to clear up, and will it have an affect on my cycle?

 

[theplatypus]

It will take a few days to clear up.

 

[gwhiz]

Did you rinse the sand before adding? It'll settle down---may take a day or two depending on flow, filtration, etc....

 

[jaydm93teg]

mine was like this until i through my huge HOB 400 filter on there and it cleared it up in a day or two......

 

[skriz]

You can either add a filter or just wait. It'll take a little time; wont hurt anything though.

 

[mikeup6]

Cool, thanks. I guess I should have put the sand in first. I was excited about getting my tank set up and now I can't even see anything - it just sucks.

 

[crew]

putting sand in first usually isnt a good idea.. mainly because you will have things creating tunnels through it and if they happen to tunnel under live rock you could have a big collapse in your tank

 

[mikeup6]

Carty;178458 wrote: putting sand in first usually isnt a good idea.. mainly because you will have things creating tunnels through it and if they happen to tunnel under live rock you could have a big collapse in your tank

I meant before the water . Rock - sand - then water.

 

[Reefplumber13]

lol well i put sand water rock so i hope i dont have anything like that but i have a buddy that put his rock in after sand and water and he has a eel and nothing like that has happend to him its been up for 6 or so months

 

[mikeup6]

I think the most important thing is that the rock touches the glass and doesn't rest on top of the sand. Carty is right, tunneling could cause a huge landslide.

 

[Reefplumber13]

well my sand bed is 4" deep so i guess we will see. and hope for the best!!!