The thing with Flourite is that the more you bang it around (stir, shake,
etc) while "rinsing," the more you are going to scrape the pieces together
and cause more dust to flake off. Give it a decent rinse, in a strainer or
colander or on a screen- till the water coming off is somewhat cleaner, then
put it in the tank. Anything that ends up in the water settles out really
fast- I've never even had it take more than a day. And you want to keep as
much of the stuff in the tank as you can- no sense rinsing some useful bits
down the drain!

-Mak
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