Macbook pro 2013 can't find hard drive to reinstall OS X?

A couple days ago, my 750gb HDD for my macbook pro 2013 failed so I replaced it with a 1TB seagate HDD and I ran an internet recovery however when I go to reinstall OS X, it asks to select the disk to install to but provides no options. I checked disk utility and it said the disk was verified and it was formatted to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" as it should be so I don't know what the problem is. Please help.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You have to format the SSD before installing Mac OS X. Start in Internet Recovery holding Command, Option (Alt) and R keys while your computer is starting.
Then, open Disk Utility, look at the sidebar and see if the SSD is listed. If so, choose it, go to Erase tab and format it with "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Finally, close Disk Utility and install OS X.
If you don't see your SSD in Disk Utility, make sure that everything is connected properly. If everything is connected properly, you can try connecting the old hard disk and see if it's detected. If not, it's possible that you have damaged something, so take your MacBook Pro to an Apple Store or reseller. If it's detected, I recommend you to return your SSD and get a different SSD

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