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So what I have noticed is that the cloudiness in the bucket does settle fairly quickly and in fact I have to turn the sand pretty aggressively with my hand to make it go as cloudy as you see in that photo. If I'm going to put it in the tank like that, what should I expect exactly? should it settle fairly quickly and leave the water crystal clear? would turning the sand with a gravel vac cloud the tank? and for how long?
Cloudiness int eh tank depends on the flow and whether you have places where it can settle out in low flow (behind or under rocks, in a sump or refugium, etc.. Should clear up in a few days or less.