"Mandarin333" wrote in message
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Hi all. I am setting up a 90 reef and have added a bag and a half of
Southdown
sand but now my water looks more like skim milk. I rinsed it lightly
before
adding but that was no use. Any suggestions for getting the water to
clear up
quickly? Is the cloudiness just due to the calcium the sand puts in the
water
or is it particulates causing this? Can I diatom filter it clear or do I
just
have to wait for it to settle out? Would it be best not to run any pumps
or
filters if it needs to settle?

TIA -M333

Eh, I don't think there's a way to make it settle QUICKLY.

I noticed that skimming actually cleared it up the fastest. Assuming you
have a sump and a main pump and skimmer, run the main pump and skimmer, and
clean and empty the skimmer often...the total mass of all the gunk in the
water is actually pretty low.