tank 4 days old and cloudy?

is this normal, its like a white cloud or fog in the tank,,,,i have a 72 bow with a 15 gal fuge, 40 lbs of dead sand, 50 lbs of base rock, sealife systems 150 gal skimmer ( i know not the best) 125 auqa pro wet/dry and a rio 2100 return pump, no lights yet...... only thing ive tested is ph and that was around 8.1-8.2 the best me and my family could tell, is this normal, i dont remember its been so long....thanks to all o and i forgot to say its ro/di water i used on fillup and top offs

 

did you wash prewash the sand?

Its normal - you just have to wait for the filtration to do its job.

 

no i did not i should of asked before i put it in, will this hurt anything,, damn i should of asked!!!!!

 

Hydro, I am also just starting my tank. I've read half the time...rinse the sand... the other half don't rinse the sand. The bag my live sand came in states on the front "no rinsing needed" yet on the back it gives directions for rinsing. I chose not to rinse the sand. Initially the water cleared up in about 48hours, if I don't put my hand to fiddle with something (heather, power heads etc.) if I create any type of disturbance it takes about 10 to 12 hrs to clear again.

 

i just wish mine would clear once, it still has not, maybe i can add one of thosereal fine mats to the top of my w/d? good luck to you and your new tank

 

The sand I used was "CaribSea Ocean Direct Caribbean live sand" and it came with a bag of magic bio magnet bacteria relocator/clarifier inside, maybe this helped clear the water a bit more quickly (I would rather have had magic monkeys but oh well).

 

i was going to go with live sand but sence i dont have any lights yet i didnt think it was a big hurry to cycle my tank, wish i had more money,, and a monkey.... haha

 

Do you have any sort of mechanical filtration?

for my 120 Gallon tank it took about 4 days to clear.

If it doesnt clear in a week, you need stronger mechanical filter

 

The cloudiness will clear up. You should add something live to it though, like probably some live rock so it can start the cycle.

 

mechanical filter is the overflow sponge, the top of the w/d tray and the sponge block before it goes to the return pump.