whats the best way to clean new sand?

[spacenyc]

bought 90 pounds of new sugar sized sand, package stated rinsing was not neccesary. put it a tank without livestock and it is a milky mess a week later. should i scoop out and wash in bucket, strainer, keep filtering the water which i have done for a week? suggestions

 

[Deanos]

Is there live rock in the tank? The bacteria from the live rock will coat the particles of sand floating around, causing them to settle.

 

[spacenyc]

tank is empty

it is a new 75 im setting up. i have live rock in another tank waiting to be placed in. i assumed it would be bad for the dust to coat the rock as this would keep it in the tank, and get stuck in gills and irritate corals later on. would the dust clog the bacteria and pores in rock? thanks in advance steve

 

[basiab]

it is a new 75 im setting up. i have live rock in another tank waiting to be placed in. i assumed it would be bad for the dust to coat the rock as this would keep it in the tank, and get stuck in gills and irritate corals later on. would the dust clog the bacteria and pores in rock? thanks in advance steve

Is it live sand or not.
If not live then maybe it would be better to start over and first rinse the sand. If it is live then use a more dense filter media to clean the water. It shouldn't take a week to get clean unless you have a lot of sand blowing around.

 

[18oreefer]

Do you have any filter floss micro pad or anything of that sort to remove particulates from the water?

 

[Deanos]

Add live rock...even if it's 1lb.

 

[spacenyc]

why add lr?

how will lr clean the dust and milkiness. also i should add other than the look is the dust dangerous or bad for the tank?

 

[Deanos]

:tired: You're kidding, right? I posted how it will work in the 1st response to this thread.