So I bought my tank about 7 years ago... I have a 35 gallon hex. I used to maintain it very well. I have about 10-15 pieces of live rock and used to have a few living things. Then I moved away and left the tank as is (no fish) running. It soon lost its siphon and then sat, full of water and the rock for about 2 years.
Now I am back and trying to revive the tank. I have siphoned out all the dirty water and taken the rock out. The rock is full of green gunk and smells very bad. About a week ago, I took all the rock, place it in buckets of hot water and it has been soaking outside since.
My questions basically are... what do I do now? Have a killed the rock? Ultimately I would like a reef type set up with 1-2 fish. Can someone help me?
P.S. I'm not sure what kind of filter I have. I bought it about 7 years ago. It has blue balls on the right side and on the left is empty for the water to run through.
Thank You
Now I am back and trying to revive the tank. I have siphoned out all the dirty water and taken the rock out. The rock is full of green gunk and smells very bad. About a week ago, I took all the rock, place it in buckets of hot water and it has been soaking outside since.
My questions basically are... what do I do now? Have a killed the rock? Ultimately I would like a reef type set up with 1-2 fish. Can someone help me?
P.S. I'm not sure what kind of filter I have. I bought it about 7 years ago. It has blue balls on the right side and on the left is empty for the water to run through.
Thank You
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