gsveda Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi, I'm not sure whether to post this in the freshwater or saltwater forum - please let me know if I've done it wrong. My husbands parents have a marine tank at the moment, which they've had alot of trouble with and they've now decided that they'd rather sell the remaining fish and coral and change to tropical freshwater instead so they can have a planted tank that doesn't require as much fiddling. They're planning to rinse and scrub out the tank thoroughly and replace all the filter media and gravel etc, and give it a chance to cycle fully before they start to populate it. We weren't sure if that would get rid of enough of the salt residue, or if it would be better for them to set it up as a brackish tank rather than fresh. Can you guys offer any advice on this? If they do go to fresh, should we still look at salt hardy plants and fish and if so, are there any recommendations for starters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 I often clean my tanks using salt so converting a marine to freshwater will not be a problem. If everything is rinsed well the salt residue will be negligible and not affect fish or plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Draining the tank, giving everything a rinse, refilling and draining again will probably reduce the salt levels to undetectable. And a bit of salt isn't going to hurt anything anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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