Need Help Cloudy Water

[appleking]

Hello All:

I just set up a 46 gallon overflow tank (zero edge) and I'm having problems with murky water.

How i set it up

1. set up all the plumbing
2. added water (water was clear)
3. added live sand (30#)
==THEN WATER GOT MURKY (as always)==
4. added rocks live

the pump has been running for about 3 days now
I removed the filter "socks" (I left them on when i turned the pump off and it got clogged with sand)

I have filter floss over the pump area on the pump and i added 2 bags of carbon.

I dont think the water is cloudy due to cycleing ? way too soon right?

what should I do? I was thinking of doing a complete water change...

I have never had this problem before, the water is usually just murky for the first 24 hr max for me..

Thanks in advance

 

[Uncle Luke]

I would just give it some more time. Maybe some carbon to help out the process.

 

[bllfish]

put a finer filter material in. I had the same problem and the new floss fixed things in a day. Had to wash it out a few times and put new in every day for about a week.

 

[appleking]

thanks i will try that... any particular one you use?

 

[Rogger Castells]

What type of sand did you used? Did you rinse the sand?

 

[bllfish]

thanks i will try that... any particular one you use?

Any type "felt" material. I think I used some "Poly Filter" I had in a box.

 

[ko0ki3z]

When I set up my 20g it was murky for a week straight so I think you should just wait a bit