What is this stuff?

[differenter2000]

So I'm setting up my new 75 gal cichlid aquarium (I'm waiting for it to cycle right now) and I put aragonite sand in the tank and it made the water super cloudy, so I used this crystal clear stuff in the tank and it seemed to work a bit but now I have this nasty stuff clumping at the bottom... How to I get rid of this? I don't have a gravel vacuum but I'm using 100 gallons worth of filtration tight now (one is the main filter and the other is my cichlid filter so I can get their bacteria in the tank)

 

[Delapool]

Hi, is it just the fine sediment being settled out? I was actually thinking a gravel vac could help.

 

[Fresh2o]

Most likely it is the settled contents of the flocculant (clarifier) you added. With a siphon you can skim over the surface of the substrate and remove it. Last time I used a product like that it gave the appearance of unsightly dust on the plants, rocks, and substrate.
Edit: I just said the same thing as in post #2 ?

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[Delapool]

Great minds think alike?! ?

 

[Fresh2o]

Great minds think alike?! ?

Or sometimes they fail to read the previous post ?


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[differenter2000]

Thanks for the answers! I don't have a gravel cleaner so I just kept my filters on until it cleared up!

 

[Delapool]

Good news that worked.

Just cleaned the last filter here after redoing the substrate a while back. Absolutely caked.