flourite

surf4life87 · 12-26-2009, 08:49 PM

Hello, I just got my 25 gallon tall for christmas yesterday : )... Anyways, I got 2 16 lb bags of flourite (and only needed one), rinsed it,but not really thouroughly, and put it into my tank. I put a plate onto the flourite and poured the water in, which came out to be a muddy brownish color. I know on the instuctions on the bag it says that it will be cloudy, This cloudiness doesnt really seem like it will settle on my own.. Should i run my filter or do anything else? Thanks.

jjp2 · 12-26-2009, 08:56 PM

It should settle in a couple of days to a week. Running a filter may help, but you'd need to rinse the sponges out once it clears.

FSM · 12-26-2009, 08:57 PM

Run the filter. Do a water change or two if you want to hurry along the process.

12-26-2009, 08:49 PM	#1
surf4life87 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: california Posts: 7	flourite Hello, I just got my 25 gallon tall for christmas yesterday : )... Anyways, I got 2 16 lb bags of flourite (and only needed one), rinsed it,but not really thouroughly, and put it into my tank. I put a plate onto the flourite and poured the water in, which came out to be a muddy brownish color. I know on the instuctions on the bag it says that it will be cloudy, This cloudiness doesnt really seem like it will settle on my own.. Should i run my filter or do anything else? Thanks.

12-26-2009, 08:56 PM	#2
jjp2 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cape Coral FL Posts: 883	It should settle in a couple of days to a week. Running a filter may help, but you'd need to rinse the sponges out once it clears. __________________ John http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/ta...nbow-tank.html

12-26-2009, 08:57 PM	#3
FSM Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,187	Run the filter. Do a water change or two if you want to hurry along the process. __________________ High tech 75 gallon journal

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