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bpence
01-22-2006, 9:46 PM
I have just put in 40 lbs of aragonite into my new 55 gallon tank. All I have to say is woah! What happened? Is the water supposed to cloud up like that? Any suggestions on how long this will take, or if I should leave my filter running? Any suggestions would be great, Thanks!
mark.
01-22-2006, 10:12 PM
did you rinse the aragonite first?do some water changes. it shoud clear up
If I get haze/cloudy water at first fill w/aragonite, I leave it 24-48 hours without any water movement. Much of the fines seem to settle out in that time, any light haze left seems to be cleared by the filter within a couple of day after that. Like crushed coral, it is really impossible to rinse aragonite clear.
bpence
01-23-2006, 7:13 AM
I think it has cleared some over night. I left the filter running as well. I guess I'll sit and wait and see what happens. Now, I am going to be afraid of putting anymore rocks in the bottom b/c I do not want to kick up any dust. I'll be worried about my fish doing the same. Is there any way to get this dust out? Thanks guys.
The smallest of the fines dissolve the fastest, so are not a long term problem.