My tank is 1 Week old. HELP!!!!

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have a few questions about my tank which I set up last week.

I have 75 Gal tank, 50 lbs live rock

3 - 4 inch sand bed with partial live sand.

I have 2 power heads and a skimmer

When I added everything together, the water got real cloudy, adn was
unable
to position the LR the way i wanted it. now a week later I beginning to
see
through the water and I've noticed, sand has settled onto the LR. My
question is this:
Is there a simple yet effective way to clean the LR of the sand on top of
it
without clouding up the tank again? Or is it not matter what I do, the
tank
will get cloudy when I begin to move things around.

Thanks for the help




Yep! Your tank is going to get cloudy every time you move something. I am
in the same boat as you and from what I have read, this is completely
normal. The first few times you do it, it will be very cloudy. But every
time you do it, the duration and severity will be less.

HTH

~Mort

as bacteria start to colonize in your tank the sand storms will stop all
together.

kc

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
...
I have a few questions about my tank which I set up last week.

I have 75 Gal tank, 50 lbs live rock

3 - 4 inch sand bed with partial live sand.

I have 2 power heads and a skimmer

When I added everything together, the water got real cloudy, adn was
unable
to position the LR the way i wanted it. now a week later I beginning to
see
through the water and I've noticed, sand has settled onto the LR. My
question is this:
Is there a simple yet effective way to clean the LR of the sand on top of
it
without clouding up the tank again? Or is it not matter what I do, the
tank
will get cloudy when I begin to move things around.

Thanks for the help

Usually you add the water without introducing any rocks and let the sand
set for a day or two. Since you already put everything in it I can't
figure a way. I guess you'll have to shake everything with your hands
and leave it alone for a couple of days with the pumps running. Don't
desperate. Trying to rush things out is the worst you can do to
establish a new tank. Take your time, don't skip procedures and good
luck.

Ruggie

PS: Another thing you can do is rinse the rocks wrap them in newspaper
and keep them wet for a day, no more than two days until the cloud goes
down. Then when the water is clear again re-introduce them in the tank.