Possible emergency

[Tl52505]

I just put some dragon stone in my tank after scrubbing it and soaking it for multiple days, but it has a bunch of spots I couldn’t get. The water immediately clouded up from the leftover clay. Is this ok for the fish, I turned my filter flow all the way up to hopefully get rid of it quicker.

 

[connorlindeman]

I just put some dragon stone in my tank after scrubbing it and soaking it for multiple days, but it has a bunch of spots I couldn’t get. The water immediately clouded up from the leftover clay. Is this ok for the fish, I turned my filter flow all the way up to hopefully get rid of it quicker.

The fish will be fine.

 

[Tl52505]

The fish will be fine.

Ok, do you think it will clear up quickly, it is a 37 gal tank with a fluval 207. I was planning on picking up some more neon tetras today, but I am waiting until the water is clear

 

[connorlindeman]

Ok, do you think it will clear up quickly, it is a 37 gal tank with a fluval 207. I was planning on picking up some more neon tetras today, but I am waiting until the water is clear

It should clear up fairly quickly. I personally think you could still get the neons today. They should be fine

 

[Colin_T]

The fish will be fine and the water should clear in a day or two. In the mean time, maybe look at getting some floating plants for the tank and a picture to go on the back. It will help the fish feel more secure.

 

[Tl52505]

It should clear up fairly quickly. I personally think you could still get the neons today. They should be fine

Alright, thank you

 

[connorlindeman]

Alright, thank you

Anytime

 

[Tl52505]

The fish will be fine and the water should clear in a day or two. In the mean time, maybe look at getting some floating plants for the tank and a picture to go on the back. It will help the fish feel more secure.

Would it have to be a picture or could it be blank, like a black background, also I’m not sure floating plants would work because there is a lot of flow at the top of the water. Last time a plant came out of the substrate, it was floating all around the tank hitting everything

 

[Essjay]

A black background is fine, I have them on my tanks. As a temporary background you can even use a black bin liner.

One way to keep floating plants being 'blown' around is to make a corral. Take a length of airline tubing and join the ends together to make a circle - they make little plastic things for joining lengths of tubing. Use a length of thread to tie the corral to a sucker on the glass so that it's held in place and moves up and down in place during a water change. The floating plants are then put into the corral.

 

[Tl52505]

The fish will be fine and the water should clear in a day or two. In the mean time, maybe look at getting some floating plants for the tank and a picture to go on the back. It will help the fish feel more secure.

Should I do water changes to help it along or just let it do it’s own thing

 

[Slaphppy7]

How long has the tank been set up, with fish?

 

[Tl52505]

How long has the tank been set up, with fish?

5 or 6 months