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Originally Posted by Adnuces Okay so here is what I have done so far:
set up 75g tank filled it with r/o water and appropriate amount of salt. Once 2/3 full put in 90 lbs of fine Carib-Sea aragonite reef sand. Needless to say it was one cloudy mess of water. Started both SEIO 820 powerheads place in the corners directing the flow to mid front center. SEt up Aqua Remora Pro protein skimmer and ran all this together for 2 days. I set the heater to heat the water to 78. Today measured the sg and it was 1.023 ...temp steady. The water remains very cloudy but is gradually clearing. I turned off the pumps and the skimmer........hoping this will help settle the sandstorm in my expensive glass box of water. I added two cocktal shrimp to the stew and I have left the pumps etc off. Should these be turned on? When should I start looking for ammonia? I am prepared and know that it will take a while to get this all settled down but at this point I am curious....... | The sand will settle down with time. You can run a filter to help clear it faster. It will also help to stop the powerheads, as this will not let the sand settle and the cloudiness will last longer.
As for the ammonia, get yourself a test kit and test it every 3 days until it reaches 0, once the amm and nitrite is 0, your good to go on fish. It will also help to add LR to the tank already if you haven't already done so. It will take atleast some weeks with additives to get things going. I recommend Tropical Science NitroMax.
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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. | 
