Aragonite Substrate ~ ASAP

[MOsborne05]

I was getting ready to put my aragonite substrate into my tanks, and I started to rinse it out because it says to rinse off the dust. When I added water to the bucket the water immediately turned dark brown. I rinsed it a couple of times and the more I rinsed it, the darker the water became. Should I add the aragonite to the tank, or should I continue to rinse it until the water runs clear???? Is the dark stuff good for the tank, and will it settle on the bottom if I add it???

 

[rhoymand]

is this for a freshwater or saltwater tank? Im pretty sure aragonite is only for marine tanks.

 

[danger bunny]

you gotta rince the poo out of aragonite there is a chiclid mix aragonite live sand out there that you don't have to rince but for the most part it's going to take a wile

 

[danger bunny]

aragonite works great for fish that need water hardend like african cichlids you wan pretty africans use aragonite also if you don't need to harden your water using aragonite might not be the best play sand works great for most tropical fish and it is dirty cheap

 

[MOsborne05]

It's actually for a brackish tank, for puffers. I don't like sand so that's why I chose aragonite. So rinse it until it runs clear?????

 

[danger bunny]

yah rince until it is pretty clear you'll never get it crystal clear but if you leave it sit a wile it settles out

 

[MOsborne05]

Ok, we rinsed it until it was pretty clear, and kept mixing it around in the bucket. We just added it to the tank and it is dark brown again. Will the dark stuff settle, or should I do a water change right now? I just added bio-spira too, so I don't want to lose that and my gobies are waiting to go in. I got 9 bumblebee gobies today because the lfs actually had some and they are very hard to find.

 

[danger bunny]

ok you can start your filter if you don't want to do a water change it should help clear up the water a little quicker but it should settle out after a little while

 

[Acei]

I'd water change, then stir up the substrate and water change again. Do this several times and you should get the bulk out. After that the filter can handle the rest...