I just picked up a used tank, wasn’t ready to start a tank this quick but couldn’t pass up the deal.
Need advice on what the next step should be...
When I picked it up it was half full and been ignored for about a month- Still had live hermit crabs and snails, live rock still has pink algae.
The real question is do I dump the ¼ tank of salt water I was able to bring when I moved the tank. (Vacuum the sand as I dump it)
Or just start filling it up from with the existing water in it.
ALSO IO water – I have a store 30 minutes away that sell it for 50 a gallon, I can get around 20 gallons in a trip
Or can I just restart with tap water and a water conditioner?
I have pulled out all the snail and crabs I could find and some live rock threw them in the only open tank I had a 10 gallon for heat and water movement. Can’t run the 55 gal Fluval 405 with water that low and was afraid the heater would cook everything?
Need advice on what the next step should be...
When I picked it up it was half full and been ignored for about a month- Still had live hermit crabs and snails, live rock still has pink algae.
The real question is do I dump the ¼ tank of salt water I was able to bring when I moved the tank. (Vacuum the sand as I dump it)
Or just start filling it up from with the existing water in it.
ALSO IO water – I have a store 30 minutes away that sell it for 50 a gallon, I can get around 20 gallons in a trip
Or can I just restart with tap water and a water conditioner?
I have pulled out all the snail and crabs I could find and some live rock threw them in the only open tank I had a 10 gallon for heat and water movement. Can’t run the 55 gal Fluval 405 with water that low and was afraid the heater would cook everything?