i will start with the question, and then explain the setup i have to give you the bigger picture.
i need to know how to clear up cloudy saltwater and make clear.
i have a 30 gal setup, and have mixed all the salt yesterday, its been filtering and running for 24 hours, the hydrometer show it to be just slightly below the 1.022 level. which i was told is my target. the sand was washed thouroughly before adding to the tank. being the first tank i have done in saltwater, maybe the sand wasnt washed as thouroughly as it needed, the water is cloudy and milky looking. i washed the substrate in a bowl stirring it up and dumping the water for about 10 minutes per batch. till the water looked almost clear coming out of the bowl. but for some reason the water in the tank is cloud. in which brings me to the question, is there something i am missing, will it clear on its on in time, or is there something else that needs to be done, or am i just out of luck.
i would appreciate all your help, i have plans to go next week to get my live rock, but i want to get tthe water right first.
thanks in advance
i need to know how to clear up cloudy saltwater and make clear.
i have a 30 gal setup, and have mixed all the salt yesterday, its been filtering and running for 24 hours, the hydrometer show it to be just slightly below the 1.022 level. which i was told is my target. the sand was washed thouroughly before adding to the tank. being the first tank i have done in saltwater, maybe the sand wasnt washed as thouroughly as it needed, the water is cloudy and milky looking. i washed the substrate in a bowl stirring it up and dumping the water for about 10 minutes per batch. till the water looked almost clear coming out of the bowl. but for some reason the water in the tank is cloud. in which brings me to the question, is there something i am missing, will it clear on its on in time, or is there something else that needs to be done, or am i just out of luck.
i would appreciate all your help, i have plans to go next week to get my live rock, but i want to get tthe water right first.
thanks in advance