Tank still not clear ? Do I use carbon?

[JARRETT SHARK]

I first put the sand in the pumped water into the tank from rodi tank. It got a little cloudy from the hose pressure,
Tanks Been running for 24hrs and then I shut off to let sand settle. I don't know if I should use carbon yet and will it clear the sand water or should just let it run and keep cleaning filter socks(but socks not that dirty ?)

 

[anthony27]

have some water flow in the tank to move the water around and yes try carbon as well you have a nice and storm there lol.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I have ton of water movement, thats also why got cloudy I think, I have 2-VP40 also

my sand bed is not moving at all but?

 

[D1J8Z]

relax give it time :tongue1:

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I cant relax,
I am building this tank so perfect that I just want it up and running now!!

 

[ming]

normal considering its new sand, just wait a few days and keep all pumps/filtration going. each day should get more clear. IME, 4-5 days water should be mostly clear and you'll just have to use a magfloat to wipe the glass.
if money is no object and you really want to speed it up, a diatom filter will help.

 

[CHEMCHEF]

Diatom filter

 

[nanoreefer22]

Couldnt have said it better than Ming did.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

cool, so is it good to have coral or fish in this cloudy water? I was going to tranfer tank but if it is safer I will wait

 

[Dre]

I use pure flo filter pads. Cloudy water is not a big deal at this time you still have a lot to do.Leave the water and move to the next thing on the list.

 

[Dre]

Do your aqua scape with your filters running with some filter pads and don't forget to wash them out every day until the water clears.

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Dre next thing is adding salt then tranfer everything from my 75
I am getting close!!!!!!!!!
so hope it clears in a day or 2

 

[House of Laughter]

filter socks should clear that up in 24 hours

House

 

[Dre]

Dre next thing is adding salt then tranfer everything from my 75
I am getting close!!!!!!!!!
so hope it clears in a day or 2

If you did not add the salt or salt water yet i think you should stop right now.It sound like you are not using water from an established tank and you are using new sand.You say you want to add fish in a few days?I don't want to confuse you so if i'm wrong someone please tell me.
STEP 1 Assemble the equipment
2 Prepare the tank for filling
3 Add water
4 Add salt
5 Add substrate and live rock
6 Add livestock
7 Complete the ecosystem
8 Sit back and enjoy
Take note #3,4 and 5.

 

[chanman]

Dre next thing is adding salt then tranfer everything from my 75
I am getting close!!!!!!!!!
so hope it clears in a day or 2

WHAT? i am confused, its not SALT WATER? If thats the case, forget about adding fish and corals anytime soon(1month+). The tank needs to cycle first man, unless youre playing a joke on us and its a Freshwater tank.

 

[prattreef]

If you haven't added the salt yet, you will have no choice but to mix it right in the tank which will require you to seriously stir up your sandbed and kick up all the stuff that just settled out. you're looking at cloudy weather for quite a bit longer.

 

[aznt1217]

Just to clarify. You added unmixed RODI water in there with a sandbed? If you did and you intend on mixing in the tank, you are going to have to wait a while... (I'm impatient as well so a while for me is short for many others).

Is that sand dead sand? I honestly wouldn't be using filterpads or anything for that matter because all that is is sand kicked up.

 

[ming]

After salt is mixed in the water, the only thing I would put in there is some live rock to start the cycle. Then you can wait a few weeks and test the water before attempting to put other live stock

 

[2slo4me]

make sure the water is up to temp. b4 add salt... good luck!

 

[Quang]

Dre next thing is adding salt then tranfer everything from my 75
I am getting close!!!!!!!!!
so hope it clears in a day or 2

:smash: lol