New Tank - need help????

[stew07]

Ok so I will preface this with I have learned most of what I know inline......


I just purchased a Innovative Marine 40 gallon tank. I put the rock in the tank filled it with water and then added sand. I think adding sand at the end was a mistake. It has been 24 hours and it is still really cloudy. The sand i used was Caribsea Ocean Direct Live Sand. I also added some bacteria. My ATO and skimmer are on order.

So I have a couple questions........

Would running my MP -10 make it less cloudy faster?

Is the Caribsea Ocean Direct sand better or worse than the Caribsea Arag-alive special grade?

I fish from a old Innovative Marine 20 gallon that I would like to move to this one and want to know when I should do this?

Please all answers are good ones. I just want to do this right.

Thanks

 

[ericarenee]

carib sea Bio-Magnet..... Pour a cap full or two in and it will clear in a hour or so... Or you can just wait it out.... Depends on how bad it is .....micron filter pads can also help.....

 

[gone fishin]

The cloudiness will subside in time. If you have a sump and a filter sock it will help. I never much cared for the live sand, just my opinion. If you use dry sand rinse it well and the cloudiness is greatly minimized.

 

[Sounds Fishy]

Be patient,it is normal.

 

[Deinonych]

be patient,it is normal.

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