My tank is cloudy

[fsarmien]

Hi guys. I am setting up my new tank red sea max 130. I placed unrinsed oolite sand in my tank about 2.5 weeks ago. It was really cloudy at first but it started to go away. Now its just cloudy and it hasn't been improving much. Is there a trick to getting rid of the cloudiness? I've been running filter floss, chemipure elite and purigen for the past 24 hours. Any help would be appreciated I want to put some fish in it lol.

 

[MatteZ]

Can you take it out and rinse it?

 

[greybolt03]

Can you post a pic?
Can it be your flow into the tank is stirring up the sand?
Were are the jets pointed?
cloudiness should be gone in a few hours maybe a day..

 

[downbeach]

Could be a bacteria bloom, how is your skimmer running?

ps Just sent you a PM.

 

[fsarmien]

Can you take it out and rinse it?

Well I could but I think I already did my damage

Can you post a pic?
Can it be your flow into the tank is stirring up the sand?
Were are the jets pointed?
cloudiness should be gone in a few hours maybe a day..

My pumps are pointed upwards towards the back chamber and yeah ill post the pic

Could be a bacteria bloom, how is your skimmer running?

ps Just sent you a PM.

I dont think its a bacterial bloom there hasnt been anything in it yet.

Here's a pic

 

[ThatGuy]

If you think its something in the water not just sand you could run carbon. That would clear the water up.

 

[greybolt03]

If you look at all the dips in the sand up front it looks like your flow is stirring up the sand which will cause clouding try moving the inlets around as to not stur up the sand

 

[Empire]

If you look at all the dips in the sand up front it looks like your flow is stirring up the sand which will cause clouding try moving the inlets around as to not stur up the sand

+1 i would also run carbon