whipped cream to top off the SD milkshake...

[ryan]

Well a few days ago i finally got water and salt into my new (29gal) tank. I let it mix with all 3 powerheads and the empty hob for 3 days. On the second day i added 3 small cocktale shrimp. By the smell i can definatly tell there's amonia. Anyways i can't see an inch into my tank. which with southdown i know is normal and im not worried about it. (it wouldnt have been so bad but i mixed the sand all up to make sure all the big air pockets got wet, because the sand on the bottom was dry when i added all the water). Anyways im not worried about the cloudyness, but i do have an inch of film on the surface of the water ever since i added water. Im sure its very small particles of SD but i was wondering if i should hand skim the stuff off since it isnt breaking up any. Any help/ comments appriciated

ryan

 

[kreblak]

The film on top will go away, as will the cloudiness. If you are running a medialess filter and three powerheads in a 29 gallon, you are going to stir up some sand. Just wait until things calm down a bit, and then you'll get your first bacteria bloom, and you're water will get nice and cloudy again!

Just make sure that you don't have any current traveling down a tank wall directly into the sand bed. This will certainly cause sand to be stirred up greatly in the tank. Try to aim your powerheads away from areas that will deflect the current at the dsb.