Converting Salt to Freshwater

[Felix T Cat]

So I decided to start an aquarium at home recently. I got a pretty good deal on a Oceaniac 55 gallon that I picked up this afternoon. The previous owner had bought it with the intention of having a salt tank. After killing a number of fish he gave up and put the tank up for sale.

I had a "school fair" goldfish many many many years ago and he lived forever.

I read the posts about cycling the tank and I'm ok with that. My question is more about what came with the tank. 2 Large white stones and a number of smaller coral looking stones, about 2" of whiteish gravel in the bottom of the tank. Also have a Rena Filstar Xp2 filter system with the tank. No heater though. From what I have read I need to add one correct ?

I love the white look of the stones and gravel but can I use these in a new freshwater build ?. Should I wash everything to clean off any salt before starting my cycling or can I just fill the tank and get started.

Thank you for your help. My goal is to get it up and running with minimal death

 

[Zagz]

Welcome to AA! Not sure about the rocks sorry. You will need a heater for sure for tropical fish. Do you have any idea what kind of tropical fish you want to have?

 

[Felix T Cat]

Thanks, that's the thing, I'm planning on freshwater fish for the tank as I really don't have the time or patience for salt fish. As I started researching I realized that the previous owner didn't have a heater.......Go figure why his fish were dying ?

I'm thinking of some simple freshwater fish, nothing too crazy to start with.

 

[Zagz]

There are a lot of FW fish that are easy to care for. With a 55 gal you have lots of options available to you. Angelfish are a nice easy centerpiece fish.