Hey all, I filled my 50 gal marine tank 4 days ago. I used seachem reef salt following the instructions for dosage. I also used Coralife live sand, 40lbs. I believe that the sand has settled, but the tank is still very cloudy. I'm waiting on my custom refugium to be built and shipped, so right now i just have a koralia pump circulating the water along with a aquaclear 70 without the bio media, just sponge and carbon. Any ideas? Should I just wait it out?
tank not clearing up
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The tank is more tall than long. Its more like a cube. The koralia is at the top of the tank angled towards the middle. I don't think its the substrate. I'm worried that the seachem salt is whats causing it. :/ I hope it clears up. I don't want to do a full water change.
bumping up the heat does a lot as well, and instant ocean salt i have had issues with clearing for almost 2 weeks. I am not sure about seachem. That sand i know for sure will clear in no more than 3 daysLuxauterna;4335692; said:
tank has cleared up a good amount, but its still wayyy too cloudy :/ i dont know what to do
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well a lot of the sand and particles will be negatively charged, causing them to "never" suspend in the water. Some times a water clarifier gets them all down.
