sand dust

[saltysteven]

just put in sand and my tank is cloudy. what do i do?

[NirvanaFan]

Is there any type of livestock in the tank? How cloudy are we talking? Can you see 6" into the tank, 12" or how much?

Normally the cloudiness does not effect fish, but it might irritate corals a bit.

[BodiBuilt]

Be patient...it will be clear in a day or two : )

[Vinnie71975]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11003428#post11003428 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltysteven
just put in sand and my tank is cloudy. what do i do? You Wait.

[chatyak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11003517#post11003517 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Vinnie71975
You Wait.

lol

[saltysteven]

i can see about 12 inches and thats it and i want it clear now!!!!!!

[marduc]

You have a long hard road ahead of you if you are getting impatient with things already :D

Run your skimmer, set it so it pulls a very wet foam, it will help some. otherwise.. you do as stated.. wait.

[saltysteven]

so true. you know the funny thing is my skimmer isnt pulling anythingout at all. maybe because theres no bacteria in it yet? but i thought it would pull alot of that cloud from the sand out but i guess not. i have a ETTS rated for a 300 gal. ( i have a 117 g)
is that normal? i have only one adjustment on my skimmer, a knob which controls the hieght of water in the larger tube going up to the cup. is there more to this skimmer?

[fish guy 40]

when I setup my 75 gal it was clear by morning you can't rush saltwater

[kydsexy]

lol you learn from this and rinse your sand the next time :D

[Mavrk]

a filter sock will clear it up a little faster, but I agree that it is time to learn patience or you are doomed in this hobby.