madpiano
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Hello
I have tried to set up a marine tank, but the money involved is just stupid and half way through I ran out of it. It has been running dark and cold for a while and we do actually have some critters in there from the live rock, but my daughter accidentially switched the filter back on this morning and released a foul smelling liquid into the tank which has killed everything but the algae now (and some snails - even in marine tanks they seem to be unkillable, lol). So I have decided to turn it back to tropical now.
Problem is, I am skint. I cannot afford to replace the filter material or the equipment. I am currently soaking the filter material in hot water, to get rid of the smell.
The Powerhead wont be necessary anymore, I probably wont be able to use the rocks, and I do have a whole bag of Playsand which will be plenty as gravel. Plants I am getting for free from a friend, fish we will see about. Tropical fish really aren't that expensive.
So, what can I do about the Filter material ? Do I just rinse it well and then reuse it ? I have a spare bag of floss, so I can replace the white stuff, but I can't replace the blue sponges, might be able to find some of the coarse stuff in the shed.
The tank just needs a good wash and dry ?
Should I play it safe and go for Guppies to start with ? As theya re slightly salt tolerant, in case there is any salt left in the system ?
What plants are salt tolerant (not that I have a big choice)
Cheers
Mad
Time to kill some snails and the remaining star fish
I have tried to set up a marine tank, but the money involved is just stupid and half way through I ran out of it. It has been running dark and cold for a while and we do actually have some critters in there from the live rock, but my daughter accidentially switched the filter back on this morning and released a foul smelling liquid into the tank which has killed everything but the algae now (and some snails - even in marine tanks they seem to be unkillable, lol). So I have decided to turn it back to tropical now.
Problem is, I am skint. I cannot afford to replace the filter material or the equipment. I am currently soaking the filter material in hot water, to get rid of the smell.
The Powerhead wont be necessary anymore, I probably wont be able to use the rocks, and I do have a whole bag of Playsand which will be plenty as gravel. Plants I am getting for free from a friend, fish we will see about. Tropical fish really aren't that expensive.
So, what can I do about the Filter material ? Do I just rinse it well and then reuse it ? I have a spare bag of floss, so I can replace the white stuff, but I can't replace the blue sponges, might be able to find some of the coarse stuff in the shed.
The tank just needs a good wash and dry ?
Should I play it safe and go for Guppies to start with ? As theya re slightly salt tolerant, in case there is any salt left in the system ?
What plants are salt tolerant (not that I have a big choice)
Cheers
Mad
Time to kill some snails and the remaining star fish
