Snowgrrl83
New member
Hi there!
I'm getting "back" into the hobby after having neglected my old 20 gallon nano. I want to start from scratch and I'm getting a cube that will be about the same size (I'm thinking 18-25 gals). So, I kept my tank for over a year before I started having real problems with it. The problems started when my in-laws moved into my house and decided to move my tank without asking me permission (and taking over lots of space in my own home). Anyway, they happened to move my tank in front of a big window and I couldn't find a proper space elsewhere for it, so it stayed there and became absolutely ridiculously infested with algae due to daylight shining on my tank....and whenever I would close the window blinds, my husband and my in-laws would complain...
Anyway, back to my ridiculously infested tank, which I started to neglect when it was placed in front of a window.....Started lacking water changes, and general maintenance....tons of algae on LR showed up.
Can I use this LR for my new tank? Should I cure this LR? I've already started doing so. I put them downstairs in a bucket in the dark with a powerhead and a heater. Will these LR be leaking phosphates afterwards? Will the algae come back even after curing?
What about the sand bed that was in my old tank? Can it be reused or is it probably too nitrate/phosphate infested to reuse? Does it need sometype of treatment?
Thoughts?
I'm getting "back" into the hobby after having neglected my old 20 gallon nano. I want to start from scratch and I'm getting a cube that will be about the same size (I'm thinking 18-25 gals). So, I kept my tank for over a year before I started having real problems with it. The problems started when my in-laws moved into my house and decided to move my tank without asking me permission (and taking over lots of space in my own home). Anyway, they happened to move my tank in front of a big window and I couldn't find a proper space elsewhere for it, so it stayed there and became absolutely ridiculously infested with algae due to daylight shining on my tank....and whenever I would close the window blinds, my husband and my in-laws would complain...
Anyway, back to my ridiculously infested tank, which I started to neglect when it was placed in front of a window.....Started lacking water changes, and general maintenance....tons of algae on LR showed up.
Can I use this LR for my new tank? Should I cure this LR? I've already started doing so. I put them downstairs in a bucket in the dark with a powerhead and a heater. Will these LR be leaking phosphates afterwards? Will the algae come back even after curing?
What about the sand bed that was in my old tank? Can it be reused or is it probably too nitrate/phosphate infested to reuse? Does it need sometype of treatment?
Thoughts?