Milky Pool Filter Sand Water.

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I got my 180g, and put in 55 pounds of Pool Filter Sand straight from the bag into the tank. After a heap of people saying that their tank was successful with Pool Filter Sand, I went to buy some. The guy at the tank said the sand they get is kept free from dust and is just sand, and he said that it wouldn't need to be watched. I poured one bag of sand in the tank which kept a very thin layer of sand covering the whole tank (at most it's half an inch). The problem is, when i filled the tank, it became really milky, and i couldn't even see an inch in the tank. I decided to empty it and re-fill it, and I had my hose pouring into the tank while another was taking water out, and it very slowly filled up, and was quite clear. It was still slightly milky, but it was a lot clearer. I left home at 8 am, and when I came back at 3 pm, the water was very milky, but not to the extent that it was.

My dad is blaming the sand, saying we should just get rid of it now and put gravel, but I prefer the look of sand over gravel, in that it looks more natural, and gives it a more "natural habitat" look which will suit the fish at the moment.

My dad put some crayfish in there, but i told him to take them out for the time being, and it's just an empty tank at the moment with some rocks which where washed in very hot water, and a few logs (redgum) which i had mostly waterlogged and washed down with hot water.

Anybody got any ideas?
 
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dude that stuff is like sand mixed with mud

you need to clean almost as much as play sand
 
maseyferguson05;1080907; said:
Yea it would, i would just be afraid of damaging the impeller.
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yeah i would just go with the water changes for a while, with the filters off
 
just pick up some crushed coral at about a buck a pound and be done with it...looks better than sand IMO and stabolizes the ph.
 
PFS is a great substrate. It just depends on what grade you buy. If you buy a low grade commercial brand than it's gonna turn milky. What was the grain size? I have never had any milkyness with a PFS i have used. Although you should always rinse everything be for you add and I know it's a pain to rinse sand.
 
I bought a 50lb bag of Pfs the other day and following the direction of other mfks I put a nice amount in my fish bucket rinsed off drained and repeated till the water was crystal then added the sand to the tank. I had no problems. I think u are going to have to do what I did in my bucket on a larger scale. Next time rinse anything u are going to put in the tank.
 
Eventually it will go away. It's tiny floating particles that will be caught byyour filter. If you can, add a polishing pad to your filter.
 
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