Welcome to R2R!!! Like others have said just wait it out. Also, plan on watching a box of water and rocks for the next month before adding anything. Will need to let the tank cycle.
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Agreed, no need to start over. If this is your biggest mistake, you're going to have a great time.I finally got my tank today (Fluval evo 13.5). I’ve been learning about this Harvey for the past couple weeks and when I got my tank today I went to my local fish store and bought sand, Rodi water, salt, and a number of other things. I got home and mixed the salt with the rodi. I totally forgot to rinse the sand before putting it into the tank and now it’s completely fogged from the sand. Will my tank overcome this or do I need to start fresh? I also think I filled up my tank a bit too high as all three compartments in the back are at the same level. I’ve been watching videos and it seems like other people‘s levels are lower in the three compartments. I attached some pictures, do I need to take some water out? Is something other than me rinsing the sand wrong? I have the pump on now, is that right? Or should I turn it off until the fog subsides?
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When i first put water in my tank, i didn't know that the live sand came with a substance in some clear pouch that is supposed to help settle the sand. I threw it away thinking it was some packaging object. I did a partial water change to get some of the sand out of the water and let it sit for a day.
Like everyone's stated already, being patient is very important with this hobby and it's honestly why i started my tank in the first place. I needed something to teach me to be more patient.
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I used CaribSea and it did come with it. This was about four and half weeks ago. Maybe this is a new thing?From what I gather caribsea or reef (I can’t remember which One) don’t include the clarifier savers with their live sand anymore. The tank I set up recently certainly didn’t come with any in the bag of live sand and my lfs confirmed that was the norm with that brand now.
From what the op described any way I think he was supplied dry sand anyways. Seachem clarifier for the win!
I used CaribSea and it did come with it. This was about four and half weeks ago. Maybe this is a new thing?
Is it safe for corals though? Like for immediate addition of corals?Welcome to R2R! You got some great advice here from everyone.
I had the same problem and my cloudy water would not clear up for nearly a week. I ended up adding Caribsea BioMagnet Clarifier before going to bed one night and my tank was crystal clear the next morning. Per @CamKole 's comment, you might have a small pouch included with your sand. Perhaps give this a try of none of the other suggestions work.