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jady nguyen
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I have bought play sand from Home Depot and have rinsed it many times.
I added it to my 10 gallon fish tank but the water is still cloudy.
How long will it take for the sand to settle down?
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achintya
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with in a few hours it settles down,but you should not provide fish then. provide dechlorination and some medicines before put fishes.
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Megham
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It can take a while. Usually it should be clear within 24 hours. It really depends on how much you rinsed and how big the floating particulates are. It will definitely clear for you though.
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johnarthur
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Welcome to our forum.
The sand will probably settle sooner if the water is not too turbulent. Please be sure to let the aquarium cycle before you add fish.
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Fishycrackerz
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The sand should settle. I had the same problem with some Tahitian moon sand I bought. It seems the best way to have the least amount of floating particulate matter is to just rinse it out really good and I mean REALLY good the first time before you put it in the aquarium. You may want to stick to slow moving fish because fast, finicky fish can kick up a sandstorm.
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Oooh.......fish
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