converting from salt to fresh? - Aquarium Advice

KMyers18 · 01-14-2006, 10:27 AM

Is there anything i should know? I have a 125 salt tank it is up and running right now but i think im going to go fresh water with it.

**Fishyfanatic** · 01-14-2006, 10:30 AM

What do you want to know?

Jchillin · 01-14-2006, 10:45 AM

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I have a 125 salt tank it is up and running right now but i think im going to go fresh water with it.

By "set-up", I assume you mean you have either some live rock and salt in the tank. Without knowing the kind of tank and filtration you have, I can only suggest emptying the tank, give it a good rinsing to remove the salt and fill with freshwater.

greenmaji · 01-14-2006, 04:23 PM

Up and running? Would you care to explain why you want to change it? (not really nessisary)

If you just need some help to get [acronym:83d1ef0de6="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:83d1ef0de6] working well would you still want to change is all I was wondering..

otherwise..
Have you had a [acronym:83d1ef0de6="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:83d1ef0de6] tank before?

KMyers18 · 01-15-2006, 10:40 AM

I have had [acronym:8a362f6fba="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a362f6fba] tanks in the past but only small ones. I just want something new in my house. Im wondering do i need to empty the tanks scrub it ect ect. It is not easy to move a 125 so... The less i have to do to convert the better. I have a wet dry filter a mag 9.5 pump that i will use to run the [acronym:8a362f6fba="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a362f6fba]

01-14-2006, 10:27 AM	#1
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01-14-2006, 04:23 PM	#4
greenmaji Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,937	Up and running? Would you care to explain why you want to change it? (not really nessisary) If you just need some help to get [acronym:83d1ef0de6="Saltwater"]SW[/acronym:83d1ef0de6] working well would you still want to change is all I was wondering.. otherwise.. Have you had a [acronym:83d1ef0de6="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:83d1ef0de6] tank before?

01-15-2006, 10:40 AM	#5
KMyers18 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: central florida Posts: 296 Images: 8	I have had [acronym:8a362f6fba="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a362f6fba] tanks in the past but only small ones. I just want something new in my house. Im wondering do i need to empty the tanks scrub it ect ect. It is not easy to move a 125 so... The less i have to do to convert the better. I have a wet dry filter a mag 9.5 pump that i will use to run the [acronym:8a362f6fba="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:8a362f6fba]