Starting my tank back up

[goodoleboyz250]

Well I've been gone for a long time but I found my way back.. needless to say I forgot a lot on my time off but I still have everything I need.. I bought me a 3 gallon nano that I'm wanting to start up .. I still have the live rock and sand from my last tank and I was wondering what I needed to do to start it back up.. no hurry to get fish if I don't have to .. just need to know the process to cycle it.. do I need to clean the live rock and sand etc?

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[rdnelson]

The live rock is now dead rock I am sure. If that is the case, I would bleach it. I have never done it but many here can help you with the best ways. As for sand, at the least I would wash it several times but in all honesty, I would just dump it and by new. That small of a tank wont take much.

As for cycling the tank, I am sure you will need to because nothing has living bacteria on it any longer.

 

[jbdreefs]

Isn't cycling the establishment of living bacteria? I think all tanks cycle unless you use live rock. Even then it seems like some tanks still have a cycle.

 

[goodoleboyz250]

Just seems like wasteing money if I throw all that sand away.. I was thinking of cleaning it and useing half of it and half of a new bag that I got.. the new one I got is carribean I think but its a smaller bag and I bought it prolly 5 years ago and ain't used it yet.. would it still be ok

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[shanepike]

My bags of sand have all had an expiration date on them. I'm assuming that's because the bacteria lives only so long.

 

[goodoleboyz250]

Yea.. I called them and there sending me some more bacteria

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