fishfiend
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Jan 2, 2013
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Most sands need to be rinsed before putting it in the tank. The good news is its a 10g. So take everything out exept the the sand. it to the sink rinse as best as possible. Run your hands in it dain fill with some water. Repeat. Should only take a few time. You won't get it totally clear. Whatever is still there should clear after a day or two.
When I used sand for my 6.6 gallon the cloudiness after rinsing and adding only lasted a few hours, the filter did it's job and the heavy particles settled down, at first it's very "Holy cow this looks terrible!", Then once the "dust" settles you'll be very pleased.