foam after adding sand?

[Gluestick]

I added the OldCastle sand to my tank today. There is a lot of frothy foam on the surface of the water. Is this normal? Thanks.

 

[jgoodrich71]

It just means you didn't rinse it. IMO, it would have been much better to rinse it. If you have a skimmer, that will help to clean it up. Also a canister filter like a magnum will help.

 

[Palancar]

I got that even after rinsing pretty well. No problem. It will disipate. You can probably skim it off by hand if you're impatient.

 

[Gluestick]

I did skim some of it off. I was told not to rinse it because the smaller size particles would aid in the dsb.

 

[Scuba_Dave]

I used a hang on filter to skim junk off when I setup my tank

 

[AZDesertRat]

Find a friend that will give you a cup or two of live sand from their tank and in a couple of days you will be crystal clear. You can skim the foam off he top or lay a piece of newspaper or paper towel on top and it will absorb it. Good call on not rinsing the sand, you critters will love you for that.

 

[ahenson]

Add some filter floss to a filter sock at the sump return, works real good. I wouldn't want all that gunk in my skimmer pumps, been there before.