Hello,
I have a few questions!
I have just got a 100 Gallon Saltwater aquarium given to me and I really don't know anything about it.:grumble:
Here is what I have and maybe somebody would be kind enough to help me out...
My sister n law got a divorce and (waiting on the divorce) she let her husbands tank sit for two years. She added water and kept the filters going but let all the fish die from neglect. She got the tank in the divorce and did not want it and I went and got the thing yesterday.
I broke the tank down and saved some of the water and packed all of the live rock in totes. I am home and have just cleaned all of the live rock with brushes and currently have the rock in a huge tote sitting in fresh saltwater in my bathroom with a heater and I have a air-hose in the tote.
The rock was filthy! I did not see anything on the rock that even appeared to be alive.
I tossed all of the sand and plan to purchase more later.
I have the empty tank on my porch and I am fixing to go clean it very well.
It came with all of the lights, test kits, filtration....I don't really understand what all of it is yet but it once was a beautiful set up.
I know her husband had over 6 thousand dollars in the tank at one time, but all the fish have died.
I am not in any hurry but I would like to save this rock, if its even possible at this point. I would also like to know what all of this equipment is.
I plan to get all of this back up and running and have always wanted a saltwater tank.
I have had freshwater tanks for years but NEVER had a saltwater tank.
If I have to start over (because everything was neglected so bad) I am willing to do that. I may need to buy a new filtration for it because all of this equipment is really dirty and I honestly don't know what is good or bad here.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!
I have a few questions!
I have just got a 100 Gallon Saltwater aquarium given to me and I really don't know anything about it.:grumble:
Here is what I have and maybe somebody would be kind enough to help me out...
My sister n law got a divorce and (waiting on the divorce) she let her husbands tank sit for two years. She added water and kept the filters going but let all the fish die from neglect. She got the tank in the divorce and did not want it and I went and got the thing yesterday.
I broke the tank down and saved some of the water and packed all of the live rock in totes. I am home and have just cleaned all of the live rock with brushes and currently have the rock in a huge tote sitting in fresh saltwater in my bathroom with a heater and I have a air-hose in the tote.
The rock was filthy! I did not see anything on the rock that even appeared to be alive.
I tossed all of the sand and plan to purchase more later.
I have the empty tank on my porch and I am fixing to go clean it very well.
It came with all of the lights, test kits, filtration....I don't really understand what all of it is yet but it once was a beautiful set up.
I know her husband had over 6 thousand dollars in the tank at one time, but all the fish have died.
I am not in any hurry but I would like to save this rock, if its even possible at this point. I would also like to know what all of this equipment is.
I plan to get all of this back up and running and have always wanted a saltwater tank.
I have had freshwater tanks for years but NEVER had a saltwater tank.
If I have to start over (because everything was neglected so bad) I am willing to do that. I may need to buy a new filtration for it because all of this equipment is really dirty and I honestly don't know what is good or bad here.
Any suggestions would be appreciated!