Saltwater to freshwater questions

[heli_man]

I know this may seem backwards but I have a fish that needed a home. I just picked up a 75 gallon tank and stand for $150 off CL that was previously set up as a reef tank. The guy also gave me the Cascade canister filter he used for his reef setup as part of the deal.

My question: Short of replacing the filter media and cleaning the tank with water, is there anything else I need to do to make it suitable for freshwater? It will be the new home for a 14" Tiger Oscar.

If it helps, the tank had not been set up for about a year. When he gave me the filter, it still had saltwater in it and was stored in a heated basement. I just rinsed all of the trays in the canister filter off real good as well as drained and cycled the sump with freshwater. Am I good to go or is there something else I need to do?

I did a quick search and didn't find anything on the subject, just converting from fresh to salt.

 

[joe jaskot]

You should be fine. A little salt never hurts freshwater fish.

 

[Slippery K]

Rinse everything really good, use vinagar for the tough caked on stuff unless you dont mimd it. Let it air dry for a day or two and you'll be fine. Once the bacteria establishes youll be good to go.

 

[heli_man]

Awesome! I really appreciate it! The tank and internals on the filter were all pretty clean to begin with so there wasn't a lot of residue to clean off.

Was planning on using some water from another Oscar tank I have set up to help speed the bacteria establishment up as well as all of the water from the tank the big Oscar is in now.

Thanks again!