I Bought a SEVERELY abused tank...HELP!!!

[Purevil21]

Here is a picture of all the busted lighting I had to take out, and the canopy.

 

[mr_X]

nice. all you need is some t-5 retros and you are good to go.

 

[Purevil21]

Thanks man, I just check my salinity, WAY low. lol I went light on the salt, it's always easier to raise then it is to drop. Plus wasted $alt $ucks if you know what I mean...haha

 

[thominil]

It's actaully easier to drop your SG level than it is to raise. Lowering it just involves adding some fresh water, raising it means removing water and adding water with a higher salt content. When your tank is stocked, NEVER add salt directly to the tank.

 

[Purevil21]

Yeah, I understand if the tank had livestock it would be easier to lower than raise. But with no livestock to worry about, and I have 100 gallons worth of salt, I don't want to waste it. Raising it is as simple as pulling out some water in a pitcher and making some really concentrated stuff, let it circulate awhile and recheck. I am almost inline now. Maybe have to had just 3 more cups of salt.

 

[Purevil21]

Of course if I had live stock I would never add water that wasn't already dissolved and at the proper salinity anyways. It is kind of nice sometimes when there aren't any animals to worry about. haha

 

[Hinds04]

job well done sir, work on aquascaping that rock

 

[Purevil21]

Ah yes, the joy of aquascaping, haha. Planning on it tomorrow once the water is cleared up so I can actually tell what it looks like.

 

[Purevil21]

I have about 30 lbs of rock still too that is in my tank, so I have to try and plan ahead on where to put it. My rock is much prettier then the rock in that tank, really purple, with a ton of coraline algae.