Is it safe to add fish yet?

[ColeFishing]

I recently replaced the ugly gravel in my tank with play sand. And even though i thoroughly cleaned it, it still makes my tank foggy. It's been slowly clearing up but it's been almost 3 weeks. I've kept my fish in a 60 gallon tub for that time(yes it has an aerator, heater and filter with daily 40 percent WCs). Even though it's still foggy(its not as bad IRL as it is in the pic) the parameters seem to look good so I was wondering if my fish would be fine if I added them. I'm not really worried about the air breathes but I'm more worried about the payara. There has been tri weekly water changes on the tank to help clear it up.



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[duanes]

Because play sand is very fine, it takes forever to settle, this why many people use pool filter sand, it is heavier, and is also made to be inert (does not effect water chemistry).
Play sand may have a component that dissolves in water and could make it milky ( depending on where it originates).
Be careful not to place any filter intakes near the sand, because it is so fine it can enter filters and ruin impellers.
If the sand has not altered the pH of the water, cloudiness should not harm the fish, many fish encounter different turbidity conditions as a part of normal life.

 

[ColeFishing]

Because play sand is very fine, it takes forever to settle, this why many people use pool filter sand, it is heavier, and is also made to be inert (does not effect water chemistry).
Play sand may have a component that dissolves in water and could make it milky ( depending on where it originates).
Be careful not to place any filter intakes near the sand, because it is so fine it can enter filters and ruin impellers.
If the sand has not altered the pH of the water, cloudiness should not harm the fish, many fish encounter different turbidity conditions as a part of normal life.

Ok thanks. The funny thing is my local ACE hard ware gets this amazing play sand that's heavy, looks fantastic(most natural looking sand ever, has rock chucks and stuff in it, and perfect shade) but they only get it in the summer. I just got this stuff at Home Depot, I don't like it nearly as much. Also I really hate the way pool filter sand looks. I have a friend who has it and it looks pure white and kinda strange. It didn't alter the PH.


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[cichlid_obsessed92]

You should just go out and buy pool filter sand, 10 bucks for 50 pounds doesn't effect water chemistry or compact like play sand and your water will stay clear the day you put it in

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[Metriacliman]

Doesn't it look like more than 0 ppm ammonia?

 

[ColeFishing]

You should just go out and buy pool filter sand, 10 bucks for 50 pounds doesn't effect water chemistry or compact like play sand and your water will stay clear the day you put it in

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I just mentioned I hate the pool filter sand looks. It's to bright and chunky. This play sand looks exactly like the sediment in my nearby creeks.


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[ColeFishing]

Doesn't it look like more than 0 ppm ammonia?

Well for some reason the picture of my holding the white thing got posted even though I tried deleting it because that was for something else. It's the tub I'm keeping my fish in which is why I way to move them. The other pic is the one of my tank I want to put them in. The pic is darker than it should be but the ammonia is like .25.


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[duanes]

While I do agree pool sand is lighter in color, time tends to darken any sand after a while, so to me the disadvantages of play sand outweigh the temporary color. Below is filter sand, not that much lighter than in your pic.

 

[Metriacliman]

So the ammonia is .25?
If it is, then I don't it's safe to add fish yet.

 

[ColeFishing]

So the ammonia is .25?
If it is, then I don't it's safe to add fish yet.

Well it's better than the tub they're currently in. Ill just keep up with WC's and it will go down. I've heard ammonia is only dangerous after .5. Not saying that .25 is good but I don't think it will be bothersome to the fish. Right now I think I'll just add my FL gar and PB cichlid. But wait a little to add the more sensitive fish.


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