Dirt question...
- Thread starter 1xalpha
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When I added sand to my 55 a while back, I rinsed it till the water ran clear, then rinsed it some more. It still clouded the water badly (looked like dirty river water). I left the filter off for 2 hours, but the filter still picked up sand & stopped working for a while. In the end, I had to leave the filter off for 3 days due to the sand. Fortunately there were no fish in or needing the tank at the time.
If your *dirt* problem is caused by sand, I'd say wait. If not, I can't see what it would hurt to run it.
In the end, the water cleared, but it took nearly a week for it to do so fully.
Best of luck.
If your *dirt* problem is caused by sand, I'd say wait. If not, I can't see what it would hurt to run it.
In the end, the water cleared, but it took nearly a week for it to do so fully.
Best of luck.
thx it's kind of like that stuff that kicks up in a lake when u splash (considering i followed a similar composition of mixtures). Capping it with gravel is working and i added a rock from another tank for the bacteria so it should clear up soon 
thx though more advice would still be appreciated
thx though more advice would still be appreciated