[ohmud]

and ready to restart this project everything died out of no were all in one night when i was sleeping so i got a lil discouraged.
just a reminder to you all i have a 29 bio cube and looking to do anything to make it better.

[WILLIAM1]

Well start by telling what your system consist of?

[ohmud]

nothing lol everything died i just have dead coral the tank has not been running for about 3 months and i dont know hot to start over should i toss the coral and sand?

[WILLIAM1]

I mean equipment! Skimmer, sump, lights. ect....

[ohmud]

its a stock 29g BC

[WILLIAM1]

Sorry I did not know it was all included in the cube. I would toss the sand and replace it with some new live aragonite sand run a 3 or 4 inch sand bed. Use all the rock you had before. Is there any livestock in the tank know becuase that might make a difference. Dont want to break the tank down for a good cleaning and set it back up with the fish.

[ohmud]

can i mix some sand with the sand i have right now?
the tank is DEAD and about half full with water.
I would like to start basically all over but dont know what to do or what upgrades to get.
I kinda want to modify my tank by taking out the hole back compartment and make it like a real salt water tank with a sump external filters yada yada yada.

[WILLIAM1]

You could mix the sand just empty the tank clean it real well add the sand and rock back fill and cycle. I dont know about taling the back out you might be better off selling the 29 for a good price and buying a new reef ready tank just a small one or get a different cube with a HQI light. The tank you have tho is set up just right for filtration and stuff is there a skimmer on the tank?

[ohmud]

there is no skimmer.
i really like the size of this tank

[WILLIAM1]

Do you remember what your last parameters were I keep a log everytime I check mine.

[ohmud]

i dont remember i think i am just going to start off fresh dump everything and wash the hell out of it

[cappy290]

If I was u I would just start off fresh, I would keep the sand and add more if u want to. I dont know if you have any live rock in there b/c if you did and it died u should still be able to use it again it will come back to life. But if you want it up and running as quik as possible just get live sand some cured live rock and let the cycle begin. I know how u feel b/c i have a 29gal bc and when things go wrong in there they seem to happen quick. Well good luck with starting over again..

[ohmud]

i really dont know what i want to do. is there any chance that i can some how make my fiji coral come back to life? it still looks like it has some color

[WILLIAM1]

Start off fresh clean the tank really good and add the sand and rock back into the tank add fresh saltwater and start cycling. Go to walgreens and buy a little notebook that you can keep logs of all your testing. If you have a friend that can spare a nice little piece of his rock add that to the tank or just buy a 5lb piece from your LFS and add it in that will seed the tank and help jumpstart your tank...

[ohmud]

thats what i am going to do i just need some one to help me any one live in cali in the 661

[ohmud]

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