Flourite and why it has to be ultra-washed

[StarOrbs]

I washed and washed Seachem Flourite, and I thought I would post a pic and how it looks lol. Sorry about the white blur on the top half of the tank thats what you get with 220W+ of light.

 

[smithrc]

lol yuck

 

[konrad05]

haha, I had that kind of cloud when I poured in flourite, my fish didn't know where they were swimming for a day or so

 

[Jer-]

lol

For some reason i find the light extra funny.

 

[kenneth_kpe]

this is a good time to as kthis question will fish die if they are put in a tank like that ? i mean if the water suddenly became really cloudy

 

[Bloo]

ugh that looks pretty awful lol.

this is a good time to as kthis question  will fish die if they are put in a tank like that ?

I really wouldn't think it's healty to put fish in water you cannot see in. Let the filter run until the majority of murkiness / cloudiness is gone. How on earth would one know the fish are dead or alive

 

[chkltcow]

If you're asking whether or not fish can survive in ugly ugly murky nasty water, then just come to where I live and look at the Catawba River sometime. After it rains, the water will be orange with all the mud for weeks. You can scoop out a cupfull, and can't see an inch in front of your face. Fish live in it just fine, so I'd assume they could survive just fine in water where they can't see anything. The problem lies in the type of dust that's suspended in solution that causes murky water. With mud, it's fine particles.... no problem. With that, it's a type of gravel dust. It would probably irritate their gills, at best.

And to the original poster.... I used to have Flourite and Onyx Sand in a tank of mine. There's a very good reason I won't recommend it to anyone... and you're looking at it

 

[Bloo]

chkltcow, I do agree, however if a brand new tank setup is looking like that, there is jsut absolutely no chance to monitor fish. I would just not risk putting fish in such water until I can very clearly see them.

 

[chkltcow]

I see what you're saying bloo, but I was just answering kenneth's question... "will fish die if they are put in a tank like that ? i mean if the water suddenly became really cloudy". With Flourite, like I said, it would probably irritate their gills, "at best". At worst... who knows. Again, it's because it's fine gravel suspended in the solution.

I don't think murky cloudy water affects fish as much as it does us. Anywhere in the world, when you have a rainstorm, rivers are gonna get clouded by mud and silt, reducing visibility. I've wanted to take scuba lessons, and I've been told don't go to the lake near here, because even on perfect days, visibility is only a few feet really. I think this is the same as everybody complaining about "microbubbles" in their saltwater tanks. Muddy water, tanin stained water, microbubbles etc don't really have any effect on fish.... the only adverse reactions to it come from us fishkeepers

 

[abstract]

....wow

 

[Turq]

I feel your pain with a cloudy tank. When I first went to usung black sand, no matter how well it was washed and whatever funky chicken dance you had to do to appease the sand gods, it still turned my water black. Good thing it all settled within a few hours.

 

[StarOrbs]

I can see the back of the tank this morning it's still a little blurry but thats understandable. I'm running an extra filter and just put fiber in it. I usually clean it out every few hours. Seems to be working good.