About 3 weeks ago I bought 120lbs of aragonite sand for my 75g tank, and rinsed all of it out in about 6 hours, though that probably wasnt enough. After pouring the sand in the tank, I put in about 15g of water to give the sand some time to settle, and left it in there for a few days. After no sign of clearing up, I put in more water and filled it up almost to the top, thinking it would dilute the sand or something; still nothing though.
Last week, I had to go away for a business trip and the day before I left I got a bunch of filter bags and filled them up with gravel from my cycled cichlid tank, as well as a cube of beefheart and some mulm, hoping that perhaps if it began cycling, the beneficial bacteria would weigh down the sand or something. Since bacteria needs air to live, I turned on my air pump to the lightest level so it didn't disturb the sand much. I came back on Friday and it was just as cloudy as before, so that didn't do anything.
Finally, yesterday I spent a good 4 hours emptying out the tank, running my hands through the sand trying to rinse it more, filling it with water and emptying it again, and this time when I filled it (only 20g this time) I put in a plastic surface and a few decorations to pour water on so it doesnt disturb the sand, but it still became cloudy. Im getting extremely frustrated, why is my sand not settling at all? If anyone can please help me out I would MUCH appreciate it! Thanks!
Last week, I had to go away for a business trip and the day before I left I got a bunch of filter bags and filled them up with gravel from my cycled cichlid tank, as well as a cube of beefheart and some mulm, hoping that perhaps if it began cycling, the beneficial bacteria would weigh down the sand or something. Since bacteria needs air to live, I turned on my air pump to the lightest level so it didn't disturb the sand much. I came back on Friday and it was just as cloudy as before, so that didn't do anything.
Finally, yesterday I spent a good 4 hours emptying out the tank, running my hands through the sand trying to rinse it more, filling it with water and emptying it again, and this time when I filled it (only 20g this time) I put in a plastic surface and a few decorations to pour water on so it doesnt disturb the sand, but it still became cloudy. Im getting extremely frustrated, why is my sand not settling at all? If anyone can please help me out I would MUCH appreciate it! Thanks!
