I have an old 55 gallon tank that has lived in my garage, and dry for 10+ years. The tank was set up last Sunday, so cycling is going on now. (BORING)
It has some good "dry" Live Rock and and sand in it still. The filter, heater and UV Light were all still attached and sitting there. Along with a dual T5 light. Filter is a Fluval 306. I have cleaned the media, which looks surprisingly good. I also installed new Carbon. The UV Light does not work any longer but is still hooked up to the water line. I will be removing it and replacing the filter hoses soon. The Fluval E200 heater is still working so I left in for now. And the light is a 48" Marineland dual T5 assembly. 1 Daylight and 1 Actinic.
Forgive the decorative piece in the middle. My daughter thought it was pretty, so now it lives there. For those of you have kids, you know what I'm talking about.
I think my biggest hill to climb is going to be starting from an all dry system with no bacterial growth. So far, my water values are a mess! lol
Any ideas or thoughts on my tank are always welcome.
It has some good "dry" Live Rock and and sand in it still. The filter, heater and UV Light were all still attached and sitting there. Along with a dual T5 light. Filter is a Fluval 306. I have cleaned the media, which looks surprisingly good. I also installed new Carbon. The UV Light does not work any longer but is still hooked up to the water line. I will be removing it and replacing the filter hoses soon. The Fluval E200 heater is still working so I left in for now. And the light is a 48" Marineland dual T5 assembly. 1 Daylight and 1 Actinic.
Forgive the decorative piece in the middle. My daughter thought it was pretty, so now it lives there. For those of you have kids, you know what I'm talking about.
I think my biggest hill to climb is going to be starting from an all dry system with no bacterial growth. So far, my water values are a mess! lol
Any ideas or thoughts on my tank are always welcome.
