Turn ur power heads off. Just use the return for flow for now. The sand needs to gum up a bit or it will keep blowing around. Took tens days in my tank. A filter sock should help catch the dust and silt.

What I have been told and read suggests that bacteria colonizes that fine sand particultulate making it heavier so it settles out.... Could be with no LR in the system, this is not happening.... Like PDR said a filter sock should really help

How about taking the live rock out of your sump and putting it in your display tank instead. Sorry, when I suggested you put the live rock in it I was meaning in your display tank.

You are running filter socks now, no?

Not that im pro chemicals, but, you can also get products like this as well. If all else fails this will help "clump up" the particulate in the water and help the filtersocks catch more. since you have no live stock to worry about this might be a good option if you want to speed the "clearing" process up.

http://www.freshmarine.com/km-pro-cl...rine-16oz.html

Yea definitely have it running on socks right now. Some people are saying it might just need a lot more time. It's just started to clear enough for me to start seeing some of the sand in the display, so I am hoping it will get better. Going to give it more time, but man does it suck! I had never thought that this would happen. Going to give it another week or two to settle, and if it fails, ill have to empty the tank and put something else other than sand because I dont want to have to go through that every single time I make a change to the tank.

The tank got suddenly much clearer again. Now we can actually see the sand. I ended up not turning off the powerheads like I thought I was going to. We've also added PVC to the sump and brought down the noise to nearly nothing! much better. Now it's just more waiting. Will test the water tonight.

From this
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/48...600x600Q85.jpg


...to this in 12 hours(after over a week of not improving much)
http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/46...600x600Q85.jpg

http://inlinethumb02.webshots.com/45...600x600Q85.jpg

filter socks and Good skimming will tae alot of it out. keep changing the sock out for a clean one it helps alot.

You bring up a question I had. Last week one of the socks got stuck with the laundry and got washed WITH the clothes AND detergent. Is this particular sock shot? is there a way to rinse it, or anything else to allow me to use it again in the tank?

Personally I would garbage it. At the cost just but a new one or 6

no there isnt anything wrong with it just re wash it in hot water that s all I ever do and I dont have a problem.