saltie conversion

No. You will have to totally tear down your fresh setup. Do some googling and you will find all of the basics.


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These questions have been answered before, just scroll down or try going back a few pages. People here get tired of answering the same questions all the time.


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Depending on your current setup, it is just as simple as adding salt and fish. Of course, that is if you are planning on keeping some starter fish. I 'm not positive, but i assume you'd have to cycle your saltwater tank (not sure if the fresh BB is the same as salt BB). Before jumping in, I would suggest learning about the salties you want to keep, and setup the tank accordingly. You more than likely can reuse most if not all your current equipment, and add other pieces as you go. Hope that gives you a little more info. I kept a 55 gallon salt tank years ago, it was very rewarding. Good Luck!


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joeypaul said:

If you get tired of answering the same questions, simply don't reply. Why do people insist in being rude. We join a forum because we have questions. Sorry for hijacking here. I am just over so many people being dicks for no reason.

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Yea, the BB for salt is not the same as that for FW so you'd have to recycle to tank. Otherwise, I dont see a problem with adding salt, wait for cycle then add fish. If it were me though i'd tear down the tank and clean it up to do a fresh restart.

Well if you did just add salt (go with kent or do Red Sea coral pro if you want to do a reef) then ALL of the freshwater things would have to die, then it would be time to start the saltwater cycle (preferably with a raw shrimp.) After the cycle is done you could get a clown or another hardy fish. Now equipment wise you you will need: 1-2 lbs of live rock per gallon, a protein skimmer, powerheads for flow, enough aragonite sand for a 2-4" deep sand bed, and to keep your options open a good t5ho unit. Also get all of this stuff BEFORE you cycle.

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Regarding just adding salt and cycling, after the first major spike in ammonia from the majority of the fresh bacteria dying, there is a real possibility of having other ammonia spikes months down the road from disturbances in the substrate or the filtration.
You would be much better off tearing everything down and starting from scratch. Plus, you will want to get aragonite sand to promote bb growth.
Hope this helps,

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