Sand!!!

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  1. KatherineM

    KatherineM Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    So, the sand and water has been in my tank for a week. It was all settled and the water clear this morning so I turned on the filter and the powerhead to mak sure they both work. It was fine for a minutes and the the sand whent insane and I am now right back were I started with completley sandy water. What exactly am I doing qrong here? It cant be cloudy everytime my equipment is on!!
     
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  2. 2in10

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    Where do you have your return and powerhead pointed?
     
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  3. KatherineM

    KatherineM Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I dont know what you mean return, but its a 30gal tank and the filter sits on the back left, and the powerhead is on the front right, kinda pointed towards the front of the tank so the bubbles spread out across the front
     
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  4. Tbone

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    Did you rinse the sand before putting it in the tank?
     
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  5. KatherineM

    KatherineM Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    no. I got it from macrorocks and it said I didnt need to
     
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    Aim the powerhead so it runs along the length of the tank. Make sure the filter out flow falls on rock not sand.
     
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  7. 2in10

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    What size power head do you have?
     
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  8. KatherineM

    KatherineM Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Im not sure the exact size but I know its sufficent for my tank, like 30-60 gal size?
    And I dont have rocks yet. I ordered them a week ago but they still havnt arrived. so that might be part of the problem
     
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  9. GuitarMan89

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    Leave the filter and PH on and the sand will settle eventually, unless the PH is too strong for the tank.
     
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  10. KatherineM

    KatherineM Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    alright. goodness, never gonna be done waiting for this thing. lol
     
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