Converting FW to SW

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Palmer

But I cant stomach spending a couple hundred bucks on sand

How mch sand do you plan on using? My 50-gallon tank has less than one $30 bag. For $30 I would start with new sand. Your old sand will have a lot of nutrients - a lot more than you want to deal with. The money you save on sand you will spend on waterchanges and GFO.