Converting a SW tank to FW

[MattNoyes]

I know this is kind of an odd place to ask this, but I figured the community here would know the answer.

I am going to convert my 30 cube to a freshwater tank. It has been sitting fallow with only some live rock in it for close to 2 months now. It formerly was a seahorse tank but after they died I did not know what I wanted to do with it. I have decided on going the FW route. What special steps (if any) do I need to take aside from draining the saltwater, filter media and substrate to make it a good tank for FW?
Thanks in advance for any answers
Matt

[Avi]

Just drain the tank of the salt water and completely clean it of any saltwater-related substrate. Then, fill it with freshwater and the substrate that you have chosen for your new freshwater tank, and use whichever method you want to begin a freshwater cycle. Use freshwater testing kits and make sure your new freshwater tank has cycled and then you can put whatever link of freshwater fish you've chosen, into it.

[mikeadams1985]

dont give SW up stick with it :)

[Avi]

Well, there are a lot of things that keep a person from being successful with saltwater tanks....time, money, other committments. I'm lucky enought to have what I need to keep this reef-thing going, but I can understand if someone else can't. It's always there for another time.

[MattNoyes]

I have a seperate 29g that I am keeping SW, I was thinking of doing a reef setup with the 30 cube, but it seems the bigger the tank you go, in the end run works out to be only slightly more $ per gallon as far as equipment wise goes. So I will be going with a 75 or 90 gallon in a few years as a reef tank

[crustin]

thats odd, i thought it was supposed to be other way around?