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Old 05-01-2004, 02:34 AM
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I just moved and went from crushed coral to shallow sand bed. The tank has been sitting for a day still very murky. How log should it take to settle so I can put the inhabitants back in. Any thought would be great.

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Old 05-01-2004, 02:36 AM
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You could put them in now. It will take a few days to clear completely, but the fish should be fine as long as they can see reasonably well.
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I can't see through the tank is this still to early to put them in or do you think it will be alright?
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I've never had problems adding things back in with a cloudy tank. If you're really concerned run floss somewhere in your system like sump, overflow, canister, or those hang on the back filters work great too.
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I can't see through the tank is this still to early to put them in or do you think it will be alright?
as long as you can see a few inches into the tank it should be fine... or if you have it set up now that you can afford to keep them out a couple days then do that if it makes you feel more comfterable.

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Thanks everyone for their feed back I think I'll give it one more day.

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If it's dirty water, you will have an ammonia cycle. Good to wait a bit, imo.
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