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	converting fw to sw?
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	sometime in the next year i will be getting a bigger tank for my pleco and clown loaches. when this happens i will have a spare 30g long which will be vacant, and i was thinking of converting it to sw if that's possible. is there anything different i would have to do to make this conversion? or would i just follow the directions for starting a sw tank from scratch? "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Nothing to converting to a SW tank. You will need different substrate, and lights. You will also need a few powerheads. You can use any HOB filters, heaters, etc. The only other thing you will need is salt, hydrometer, and test kits for SW. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Opps, you will also need to choose the kind of SW tank you want. FO Fish only is easy FOWLR Fish Only with Live Rock, easy, but costs more. Reef, most expensive and more work, but worth the effort. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	i was thinking of starting with fowlr and moving up from there how many powerheads would i need for this tank? it's the exact shape as a 55g, but not as tall... "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	I woudl say that two is a good number to start with. One at each back corner and point them to the center front in a X patern. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	so they should meet in the front, or they should cross somewhere? like a V shape current or X shaped current "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	Either way would work Moondog. The point is to get the flow to bounce off each other, and the glass to make the current a little more random, thus eliminating dead spots where detrius could build up.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003	Once they are going, watch for dead spots, then adjust teh powerheads if needed. Point one up, and the other down a bit if needed. If you still have any dead spots, then add another powerhead. Dan
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
moondog Moderator The Hobnob-lin Posts: 2676 Kudos: 1038 Votes: 4366 Registered: 30-Sep-2002	ok, thanks for the advice. i probably still have about a year to think about it, so plenty of time to read up "That's the trouble with political jokes in this country... they get elected!" -- Dave Lippman
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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