JakeTeque

Hey everyone...

Things are coming along well in my new SW tank, however the sand is making my tank foggy. The LFS told me to rinse it, so I did. I then added all the sand into the tank. The sand is that agronite and the store strongly recommended it.
Anyway, it was foggy when I added it and settled in a couple of days and the tank was clear. However whenever I turn the powerheads on or move the sand around for aquascaping, more sand gets kicked up and it gets foggy. I would assume when I have to vacuum it more sand will get stirred up.

Did I do anything wrong? (There is no live rock or fish in the tank yet). Did I not rinse the sand enough? I really appreciate your help.

Hypnox

When vacuuming hold the end of the vac about 1 inch above the sand. You don't have to dig around in the substrate like you do a FW tank.

Mike

Depending on how well you rinsed the sand (it can take many rinses) it can stay cloudy for quite some time. I usually vac the very uppermost layer of sand to remove detritus or any algae growths.

pinkfloydpuffer

I have aragonite in my tank as well. I rinsed it like a billion times, and it was still cloudy, but it cleared up after a few days.

au01st

If you have an old HOB filter, stick that on for a few hours. I know it can mess up the motor, that's why I said "OLD". The little $8 HOB filter for a 10 gallon from Wal-Mart can clean the water in my 75 overnight...

JakeTeque

Thanks for the help ! I just did hook up a old HOB filter. Good thing the salinity levels are a little high cause I need to add freshwater anyway so I'll vacuum. Again thanks a lot!