Sugar Sand

belzebuth · #1 09-25-2009, 09:39 PM

I added Sugar sand to my reef tank 3 weeks ago. What a mistake that was

. This stuff won't settle and make the water cloudy. I have a pretty good flow in my tank. Does anyone had a similar experience? I am debating removing it or should I mix a different sand to it?

Any suggestion? Thanks

Leah · #2 09-25-2009, 10:15 PM

Did you rinse it first till the water ran clear ?

belzebuth · #3 09-25-2009, 10:32 PM

Yes. I did rinse. Looks like this stuff is too fine. I have 2 large Tangs in there, they are creating a dust storm. I also added a filter sock on the drain to the sump, hoping to catch most of the sand. But I might have too much movement in my tank.

PuffLuv · #4 09-25-2009, 10:34 PM

If possible, redirecting your flow (ie. banking the flow off something, or aiming it higher)might help.

burrows14 · #5 09-25-2009, 10:42 PM

+1 on rederecting! I had a similar problem. I played around with my wavemaker and other peer heads and now my water is crystal clear and still has plenty of flow.

burrows14 · #6 09-25-2009, 10:44 PM

Power not peer lol TGIF! Ha ha

PuffLuv · #7 09-25-2009, 10:57 PM

Come on... whose peer heads were you playing around with? LOL!

+1 for TGIF!