HELP with this

[Fresh250]

So my loving girlfriend helped me out with the tank last night, by putting in the 200lbs of playsand and 3 bags of pea gravel that i bought at the home depot... the catch, she didnt rinse it or anything so my tank is cloudy as sin, thankfully the fluval and all other filters were already off and all the fish/inverts had been transferred temporarily to a holding tank. My question is what to do now, im in process of doing a massive water change and thought i would type this up while that was draining, any idea/ pointers are much appreciated.

 

[HarleyK]

Howdy,

100% water changes until clear Might be 3-5x, but it works like a charm. Try gravel-vac while changing, so that digging catfish won't cloud the water lateron.

HarleyK

 

[justonemoretank]

Wow, I definitely feel for you. In my experience, it takes a good day and a half for play sand to completely settle. The first time we did it, we were shocked by how awful it was LOL we added Seachem Clarity. Comparing that time to the second time we used sand, I have to say that the Clarity cleared it up faster, but not so much faster that I'd use it again. Water changes are your best bet... I think you're doing the right thing!

 

[Fresh250]

sounds good then, ive gotten it half way down already but had to leave for work earlier, should be able to finish the water change tomorrow and im going to start filling about 3" above sand, rinsing and repeating till clear.