[cichlid_kid96]

I am trading my 90 gallon for a 125 because the guy I'm trading with wants to downsize anyway I was wondering if there was anything I should worry about when switching to freshwater like when using supplies from that tank would I have to completely clean everything or would it be ok to just wash out the tank and would I be able to use the substrate from that tank

 

[Ed 718]

Just so you know I have a similar thread below. Maybe we can both get our answers answered there or here.
http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/view ... p?t=224119

 

[The Novice]

I switched a 125 from salt to fresh water. (The nice thing is, salt is soluble in water.)

I just washed everything well, checked that water density was down to 1.00, and re-set up the tank, same rocks (dead) corals, gravel power filters, etc.

No problems. My first fresh water fish were Koi, and they did fine.

 

[cichlid_kid96]

thanks guys

 

[cichlid-kid]

I am trading my 90 gallon for a 125 because the guy I'm trading with wants to downsize anyway I was wondering if there was anything I should worry about when switching to freshwater like when using supplies from that tank would I have to completely clean everything or would it be ok to just wash out the tank and would I be able to use the substrate from that tank

if you where really worried about alot of salt you could soak every thing in a 5 gallon bucket with a few drops of bleach in it for a day then empty the bucket out and refill with clean water and let it sit for another day and then let the rocks-coral air dry and the chlorine will evaporate it cleacs alot of the salt out and any living stuff off of the rocks.

hope that helps