hi guys i'm not the most patient guy in MFK so i was wondering how long it will take my new 75 gallon tank to clear up in all the hazy sand and "dust particles" from used ssand i got with it. Boy am i dumb, I didn't even bother to rinse the 2 buckets of sand since it was already wet!!! Dang. as soon as i filled the tak full of water, the tank was all hazy and a greened tinted colour (not very green tiny slight). will all the debris sink to the bottom with time?? i used my pytho to suck aroun 30% of the hazy water (105 one time and 20% another). will it ever clear up and get rid of the green?? my tank is right next to the a glass door so alot of sunlight will be coming in. is the green colour caused because of the remaining algae the previously owner was too lazt to net out (i netted out alot of "spongy algae bits and drift wood chips). the previous owner had a of sword plants in his tank. so the bottom line is............will the tank clear up to cystal clear or no?? it's been 12 hours alrady since ifilled my tank with water. i won't be at my house for 3 weeks to maintian the tank. HELP!!!
how long will my d@mn tank clear up???
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Like stated in the previous post, you gotta keep doing water change til the water is clear, or just take all the sand out and clean them.
If you don't take water out, how are you going to get those tiny particles out? You came on here and asked for advice, and now you got it. Don't keep trying to find ways around it, its really annoying for the people trying to help you.
Even if it sits on the bottom, it'll still be there. Let say if a fish swim by, or when you do future water change, the dust will be stir up again.
Another possible way, Run the filtration with a very fine micron sock to catch those fine particles. Get ready a couple of them since they would clog fast. After they clog just replace with a new one until most of the particles are removed.
True since OP is having a bichir. Those bottom dwellers would constantly stir up the sand, so there is gonna be cloudy water forever if you attempt to wait it out for the particles to settle.
thanks for the answer guys. The waters not cloudy anymore (thank god). but I got another question: Is chlorine green??? my tank water is a tinted green colour and I read that chlorine is green. I suspected algae but It's a new tank and a netted the majority of the algae out.
