MeggersNCat Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Every one! I replaced my substrate with sand and might have forgotten that it clouds up the water. It's taking quite awhile to settle. Is it safe to put my fish and snails in there while it's cloudy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 What kind of sand? Aquarium Sand? I might give it 15-20 minutes to settle a bit. Heavy particles will settle pretty fast and leave dust suspended in the water column. Non Aquarium sand I might wait longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeggersNCat Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Brian said: What kind of sand? Aquarium Sand? I might give it 15-20 minutes to settle a bit. Heavy particles will settle pretty fast and leave dust suspended in the water column. Non Aquarium sand I might wait longer. It's all purpose sand, I was told that was safe to use. =/ and it's been like two hours and it's still very cloudy, even though I thoroughly rinsed it. Edited March 11, 2021 by MeggersNCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorydorasEthan Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, MeggersNCat said: It's all purpose sand, I was told that was safe to use. =/ and it's been like two hours and it's still very cloudy, even though I thoroughly rinsed it. I found with sand like the one you bought (in my experience pool filter sand) clouds up the water a lot, even if you rinse it thoroughly. I had this same experience when I first tried it out. I would suggest taking it out of the aquarium, and putting it in a five gallong bucket outside. Then, run a water hose through the sand for around 5-10 minutes or so until the water is completely clear. Then it will be clean and ready to be used in the aquarium. Hope this helps, and good luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Put the fish in. Then just wait it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 If aquarium safe-put the fish in they should be ok. Can I ask what kind of filter are you using? Good Luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeggersNCat Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Brian said: If aquarium safe-put the fish in they should be ok. Can I ask what kind of filter are you using? Good Luck Just a standard hang on back with sponge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenman Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 The fish should be fine. Back when I kept marine fish dolomite was the substrate of choice and it was impossible to get clean. You'd have a white haze in the water for days. Eventually it settles out. You can use one of the precipitators/water clarifiers to clear the cloudy water if you want to. Pretty much every aquarium chemical company makes one. API's is Accu-Clear, Tetra's is Water Clarifier. They pretty much work like a glue in the water and bind together the smaller particles to make bigger particles that you then either filter out or that fall to the gravel. I've never been sure how safe they truly are to use, but they've been on the market forever. I wouldn't use one frequently for fear it would bind up too much of the good stuff, but when you put fresh sand in, it's not a horrible option. It'll clump together the little cloudy particles and they'll fall to the bottom or get pulled in by your filter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeggersNCat Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 5 hours ago, gardenman said: The fish should be fine. Back when I kept marine fish dolomite was the substrate of choice and it was impossible to get clean. You'd have a white haze in the water for days. Eventually it settles out. You can use one of the precipitators/water clarifiers to clear the cloudy water if you want to. Pretty much every aquarium chemical company makes one. API's is Accu-Clear, Tetra's is Water Clarifier. They pretty much work like a glue in the water and bind together the smaller particles to make bigger particles that you then either filter out or that fall to the gravel. I've never been sure how safe they truly are to use, but they've been on the market forever. I wouldn't use one frequently for fear it would bind up too much of the good stuff, but when you put fresh sand in, it's not a horrible option. It'll clump together the little cloudy particles and they'll fall to the bottom or get pulled in by your filter. Ooh! Very interesting!! Thank you 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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