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Marine Aquarium Water Question?

I am new to saltwater aquariums, I have had freshwater tanks my whole life. I just started my 100 gallon marine aquarium. I have the following equipment: -Fluval 405 canister filter (appropriate for 100 gallon tank) -2 piggyback filters (can support a 100 gallon tank on their own) -Heater -Protein Skimmer -2 powerheads -live sand I filled up my tank with water and mixed it with salt and dechlorinator. I added my regular sand and then live sand on top. The water became extremely cloudy and since then has cleared up. There was still a green tint in the tank, so i did a 10% water change. I have waited 24 hours and I feel it should be crystal clear, but it still has a tint. I checked the salinity using the gravity water gauge and it is perfect. I am in no major rush to get fish in there, because I know the whole process shouldn't be rushed, but I want to get the water clear. What can I do?

Public Comments

1. ask someone at your local pet store. They will know.
2. Green indicates an algae bloom which is odd on a new tank, but may be due to the tap water you used. Your glass might have a natural green tint as well, or there might just be some algae growing on the glass. There is no reason not to add your live rock at this point. You'll have a few other algae cycles, normally the brown algae in the first three months. Adding in a phosphate/silicate sponge or reactor will help reduce the algae blooms.