crichard6069
New member
Good morning all - I'm setting up a new 75g and have been running into a few snags along the way... I filled the tank with water last week and the water was very cloudy (ro/di water). I assumed this was from the newly mixed salt (the only thing in the tank at the time was baserock) but after a couple of days the cloudiness hadn't improved so I opted to put some carbon in my tank. I did the usually things I've always done... put the carbon in a filter sock, rinsed it under ro/di water and put it in the tank.
The following morning my skimmer had collected dark black water and I noticed a black "dust" on all of my baserock. Additionally, when I put the carbon in I put my liverock (from another tank) into the 75g...
Should I be concerned about this? Or just leave it be for now?
...and my stinkin' water still isn't clear. It still has a fog to it.. I'm wondering if it's because I'm going barebottom so there isn't sand acting as a filter...? This is my first bb tank.
The following morning my skimmer had collected dark black water and I noticed a black "dust" on all of my baserock. Additionally, when I put the carbon in I put my liverock (from another tank) into the 75g...
Should I be concerned about this? Or just leave it be for now?
...and my stinkin' water still isn't clear. It still has a fog to it.. I'm wondering if it's because I'm going barebottom so there isn't sand acting as a filter...? This is my first bb tank.