Gravel wont come clean

[Newbneedshelp]

ive rinsed my gravel propopbly 30 times already and i cant get it to come clean, it always comes out looking dark brown. any suggestions? All i ve been doing is filling the bucket that has the gravel in it with water anad then mixing up the gravel and then dumping the water. PLEASE help!!!

 

[Jchillin]

Goodness Newb...what type of gravel do you have?

 

[FishLover14]

Is your tank cycled yet? How often do you to Partial water changes and vaccum your gravel?

Dan

 

[poppab02]

I believe you are talking about gravel you have not yet added to your tank, right? Use a spray nozzle on the end of a hose and tip the bucket so that the water can run out fairly freely and then just spray, spray, spray.

 

[deeni0z]

if it's epoxy coated gravel, you're not supposed to rinse it too vigorously

 

[Newbneedshelp]

the gravel is flourite and i finally got it clean with the garden hose. I added it and stirred up a huge algea storm in my tank last night ( didnt think about cleaning off the old gravel :?). It is pretty clear today and i need to strat fixing every thing. I had no loses. thanks to all of you.

 

[Jchillin]

No problem Newb GTH.

 

[FishLover14]

Sry everyone iddidnt understnad what u meant.

Dan