Hi everyone. I've been lurking this site through the iPhone app and decided to sign up. Thanks for the advice you all give!
To try and make a long story short, we have a 55 gallon tank that we could not make a decision to keep or get rid of. It doesn't have any fish in it anymore, but it had live sand and live rock and has been set up for quite some time - maybe 9 months to a year. I took most of the live rock out but it still has sand.
We decided to keep the tank so now my question is do I need to start from scratch? The filtration, heater, and power head have been turned off for about three weeks. I just added 5 gallons of freshly mixed saltwater a few days ago when we decided to keep it but haven't added anymore. I would estimate there was about 45 gallons of cycled water just sitting there during that stagnant time.
To try and make a long story short, we have a 55 gallon tank that we could not make a decision to keep or get rid of. It doesn't have any fish in it anymore, but it had live sand and live rock and has been set up for quite some time - maybe 9 months to a year. I took most of the live rock out but it still has sand.
We decided to keep the tank so now my question is do I need to start from scratch? The filtration, heater, and power head have been turned off for about three weeks. I just added 5 gallons of freshly mixed saltwater a few days ago when we decided to keep it but haven't added anymore. I would estimate there was about 45 gallons of cycled water just sitting there during that stagnant time.