dust/ soot later?

just added 150lbs black sand. completely settled in about 30hours. But, when it settled, it settled with a layer of a fine dust or soot? as soon as i stir up my sand to try and bury it, it creates another huge cloud and takes its time settling again. whats the deal. i currently have my pumps and filters off, and have had them off since i added sand. should i maybe turn them on and attempt to filter this layer out?

 

did you clean the sand?

 

nope, friends said they never cleaned theirs. that it worked just fine...

 

You need the filters on. You will also need to clean the filters/pads once they get dirty.



luna

 

id say thats the prob id also run the filter

 

okay, say that is my problem. how do i go about fixing it now that it is already in my tank?

 

not sure there if you just filled it you might drain water clean sand thats what id do but you have a way bigger tank so mabie stir it up and filter it?