Fresh Water fish using salt water gear

[GoLowDrew]

I have a 10G tank and filter I used as a temp tank for a few months while I work on my main tank.

Now, we are thinking of getting my 3 year old son some fresh water fishes.

Questions:

- Is it alright to use equipment that was once used for saltwater? Even after I cleaned it well? Or should I just go all new? Not just the tank and filter, what about fish nets and etc. Do I need two sets of "everything?" One for freshwater one for saltwater.

- I've noticed that fresh water tank have a smell (odor) to it, where as saltwater does not. It is my nose that I'm so used to saltwater now?

[Blindmelonbob]

First things first...go make some jello.

[dwd5813]

next things next. get yourself a nice bottle of scotch.

[Nina51]

those were not very polite answers to a very serious question by a long-time member of r/c. you guys should be ashamed. i hope you can do better next time. thirty lashes with a wet noodle and then you will stand in a corner with your nose to the wall for the rest of the day.

oh wait, i forgot. this is the lounge. never mind. duh!

[J. Montgomery]

I say its ok to use a former SW tank for fresh water. You're probably keeping your SW tank cleaner than a FW tank, hence the FW smells more.

[dwd5813]

Originally posted by Nina51
those were not very polite answers to a very serious question by a long-time member of r/c. you guys should be ashamed. i hope you can do better next time. thirty lashes with a wet noodle and then you will stand in a corner with your nose to the wall for the rest of the day.

oh wait, i forgot. this is the lounge. never mind. duh!

we don't play with fishies in here!!
but if you clean off the equipment well there is no reason not to use it in freshwater.

[Aliie]

Sure why not.

[onereefnotenuf]

It will work great. The tiny bit of salt residue won't hurt the fw fish and may do them some good. I used to add a couple tablespoons of salt to my fw tanks and never saw a problem.

[Nina51]

Originally posted by onereefnotenuf
It will work great. The tiny bit of salt residue won't hurt the fw fish and may do them some good. I used to add a couple tablespoons of salt to my fw tanks and never saw a problem.

it works much better if you add the salt to the breading mix rather than putting it in the water.

[onereefnotenuf]

Originally posted by Nina51
it works much better if you add the salt to the breading mix rather than putting it in the water.

I stand(sit) corrected.

[Anemone]

Originally posted by Nina51
it works much better if you add the salt to the breading mix rather than putting it in the water.

Butter fry, then add the salt!



Kevin

[dinoman]

Who would ruin good fish by adding salt to it? Lemon ONLY and maybe a touch of pepper, that's how you do it!