I purchased a new 4x3x3ft tank to house some of my cichlids in the other week and it has been cycling the last week and a half. I tested the water today and the results came back awesome. (Which after a week only i was suprised at!)No/minimal readings for nitrIte, nitrAte or ammonia. Neutral pH.
Tank stats:
*Aqua One CF1000 external filter
*carbon pouch in filter media to asisst with water quality
*extra filter media sponge to help strain water from fresh dust
*white sand mixed with a marble for ground
*air stone
*fluro and purple light fixtures
*2x plants
My question: i have sand in my smaller tank and it settled real quickly and doesnt get stirred up. It appears to be a thicker sand than this one. But the sand in our new tank just wont settle. The water is cloudy with dust. It clears but not enough.
We have rinsed the sand, rinsed the filter twice this week to remove the sand dust (the dust is everywhere!!) and im just wondering how long it will take to settle? Is it always going to be this cloudy? It puts a fine coating on everything!
I brush the pipes everyday pretty much to move the dust.
I added the carbon to the filter today so im hoping with the addition of that and an extra media sponge it may make a difference in straining the water.
I would love the keep the sand and am probly just inpatient but i dont really want to rip it out and put gravel in
The guys at our local aquairium who we get along with great told us to rinse the filter after a week. Will it constantly stir up and go cloudy? I dont want our fishies swimming round in a cloud of dust...
We put a couple of plants in to help with the filtration and am tossing up the idea of adding the slate and rocks to make their homes asap. Or when i do this will it stir up the sand again?
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