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11-25-2005, 10:43 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west bend, WI,Wisconsin
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OK i just put 30 pounds of sand in my existing reef tank. what i did was set the whole bag in and cut a hole in the bottom of the bag to siphon it out into the tank. now everything is super super cloudy. i cant even see anything in there. did i just screw up big time?
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125 gal, pro clear wet dry with built in skimmer, 2 maxi jet 1200 power heads, outer orbit with 2 150w mh and 2 130w pc, 150 pounds fiji lr, a large carpet anemone, 1 coral bannded shrimp, large colony of stars, 1 yellow tang, 1 naso tang, 1 snowflake eel, 1 koran angel juvi. i sold most of my corals to get the 125 gal tank so basicly starting over. | 
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11-25-2005, 10:52 AM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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It's normal, you have to let the sand settle. I went through the same thing when I put mine in.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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11-25-2005, 10:59 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Typically the sand needs to be rinsed a lot and I mean a lot. unless you bought "Live" sand that straights no rinsing required.
I would go out and get a bulk size of filter floss and stuff your wet dry full of the stuff. then change it out every couple of hours
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11-25-2005, 01:25 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west bend, WI,Wisconsin
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its very very very very slowly starting to clear. ill never do that again. | |
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11-25-2005, 01:51 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | 3reef Moderator |
Feuf.
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11-25-2005, 02:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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Feuf?
What is that! _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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11-25-2005, 02:20 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: italy
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i think he means "phew!" hehe. adding that sand bed wont stir up a nitrate spike? 30 pnds is alot. i can see adding like a dash on top for looks and at a slow pace, but all taht at once?
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55 gallon, prizm HOB skimmer, 48" PC Formosa DX - JG3 2 x day, 2 antic, some powerheads, around 24 pnds LR, 3 clowns, 2 tangs, anenome's. RO water | |
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11-25-2005, 02:59 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
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Originally Posted by hexus0 i think he means "phew!" |
Ya what he said
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12-18-2005, 07:23 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Reno. NV Age: 42
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An idea for future reference that I have tried. After cleaning the sand, I place it back in the bag and cut a small hole on one end and slowly let the sand out. Make sure the hole is not too big. It really keeps the cloudiness down but it takes a little longer to do. 
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12-19-2005, 11:27 AM
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| | Fire Worm
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Originally Posted by billrwilson OK i just put 30 pounds of sand in my existing reef tank. what i did was set the whole bag in and cut a hole in the bottom of the bag to siphon it out into the tank. now everything is super super cloudy. i cant even see anything in there. did i just screw up big time? | How long have you had your tank going??
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