Hi everybody

[AdamG280]

First time reefer. I used some Arag alive sand, not the one with bacteria in it, but the dry kind. I rinsed it several times before sticking it in the tank. It’s been about three days and it’s still cloudy. I just have a sponge filter with ceramic filter media. It has gradually gotten clearer, but I think it’s just the silt settling. I have bio cubes and activated carbon that are not currently in the filter. What filtration media will remove my cloudiness?
Thanks,
Adam

 

[GoVols]

Adam,
Welcome to Reef 2 Reef!

Not sure of a media to use. You may have made your own case to let things settle in.

Freddie

 

[Peace River]

#WelcometoR2R!!! I have found that using filter floss or other polishing media can be helpful to remove fine sand and silt from the water column. Good luck with whatever you choose!

 

[Reefer Matt]

Hey there! Depending on what kind of filter you have, you can add some filter floss to help.

 

[Buckster]

Hello Adam and Welcome to R2R!

 

[Reefer Matt]

#WelcometoR2R!!! I have found that using filter floss or other polishing media can be helpful to remove fine sand and silt from the water column. Good luck with whatever you choose!

You beat me!

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

You could always run a sediment filter in a reactor to clear out fine particles.

 

[danenelsen]

 

[1112-425XL]

 

[Spicy Reef]

First time reefer. I used some Arag alive sand, not the one with bacteria in it, but the dry kind. I rinsed it several times before sticking it in the tank. It’s been about three days and it’s still cloudy. I just have a sponge filter with ceramic filter media. It has gradually gotten clearer, but I think it’s just the silt settling. I have bio cubes and activated carbon that are not currently in the filter. What filtration media will remove my cloudiness?
Thanks,
Adam

Welcome 2 the Reef
Did you already add the packet of water clarifier that was inside the bag of sand?

 

[Waters]

Welcome !!

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Rennurdoar]

Welcome to the party, it's a great place to be! There's a ton of great people and information here! Be sure to start a build thread!

 

[TripFamAZ]

 

[AdamG280]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

You could always run a sediment filter in a reactor to clear out fine particles.

Strangely enough, my protein skimmer is very slowly pulling out bits of it.

 

[AdamG280]

Hey there! Depending on what kind of filter you have, you can add some filter floss to help.

Thanks. I just got some filter floss, but I have the OASE Filtosmart 60. I’m not exactly sure where to put the floss so that it’s effective. Like if I had a cartridge, I’d just stretch it across that, but the canister has me confused.

 

[AdamG280]

Welcome 2 the Reef
Did you already add the packet of water clarifier that was inside the bag of sand?

It didn’t see it. I think I would have noticed a plastic bag floating around. Maybe they left it out? No, ok I didn’t use Arag alive. I used this:

 

[Petcrazyson]

 

[FrugalReefer]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[CoralB]

First time reefer. I used some Arag alive sand, not the one with bacteria in it, but the dry kind. I rinsed it several times before sticking it in the tank. It’s been about three days and it’s still cloudy. I just have a sponge filter with ceramic filter media. It has gradually gotten clearer, but I think it’s just the silt settling. I have bio cubes and activated carbon that are not currently in the filter. What filtration media will remove my cloudiness?
Thanks,
Adam

Diatom filter will clear it