Added sand, now water cloudy

[mpjmeyer]

I have a 65 gallon take thats cycling. Today I added 5lbs more sand just to cover some very shallow spots. Now my tank, sump and fuge is CLOUDY. I used wet live sand by putting it into a pvc pipe. Will this clear up? My entire system is cloudy and white bubbles forming above water line

 

[bubbaque]

Totally normal. If your bag of sand came with water clarifier, use it. It will probably be cloudy for a few days. Just make sure to run filter socks to help clear the water up.

 

[mpjmeyer]

I have a foam block in my sump...no room for filter sock

 

[bubbaque]

It will still clear up, just might take a little longer and some of the dust might settle in your sump. If you have a skimmer that will help.

I remember when I put sand in my tank I couldn't see anything in the tank at all. I was wondering if it would ever clear up. After a few days it looked 100% better.

 

[mpjmeyer]

I have my skimmer going. How do I get the settled dust out the sump? Wait til next water change and siphon it out??

 

[bubbaque]

I had the dust on pretty much everything. It even turned my powerheads white, lol. I just brushed everything off and kept flow going to get it down into the sump and vacuumed everything. You will even probably see a big improvement in clarity by tomorrow.

 

[mpjmeyer]

Good news is water is clearing up. I expect it to be crystal clear probably by tomorrow and when I do my first water change, I'll siphon as much settled dust in my sump as possible. I assume after a few water changes, I should be fine.

 

[jsker]

I was going to ask how the water look this morning:)

 

[Socalreefer4816]

Yes just give it time. Mine took about 4 days to clear up. Just let it be