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| I've got a 55 gallon tank with a wet/dry sump that ran for years as a SW setup. It's all been in storage for 5 years and now I want to get it set up again as a FW tank. I want to use the sump and was wondering what I should use to clean the bio balls up? Any other suggestions about anything else that might help me along would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 
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Welcome to the Marine Depot Forums .You shouldn't have to do anything special...just rinsing them with freshwater should be fine. What type of freshwater tank are you setting up?
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| African cichlids would be my first choice. The bio balls have been in an open bag in a dusty storage area for the past 5 years.... are you sure that just a fresh water rinse would be enough to make them safe?
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| Unless some type of harmful chemical was getting spilled on them while in storage rinsing with water should be enough. If they were in a sealed bag that shouldn't be any concern. BUT if in doubt, throw them out and start with new ones. I would put them in a large bucket or container and take a hose and powerwash them to get any debris off. There really shouldn't be anything on them that would be harmful left over from a saltwater tank. There are lots of different choices in African Cichlids, some with some really nice color.
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| That's my point, they wer NOT in a sealed bag and in a dusty dirty basement in a plastic shopping bag like you get at the market. I'm hoping to use them because there are over 300 of them and I suppose that they would be a little pricey to replace if I had to.
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If they were rinsed before putting them in a bag and then left in the basement in plastic shopping bags, a good rinse should be fine. If you really wanted to play it safe you could soak them in a mild bleach solution and then let them dry in the sun for a few days to make sure all the bleach has disappaited (not sure if I spelt that right, LOL).
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you could put them in the dishwasher first.
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| When I switched a salt water tank of 8 years to a Freshwater, that was in storage in some guys basement for 2 years, all I did was use a pressure washer to clean the tank, sump, and bio balls...with a little scrubbing. This was about as dirty and dusty as I have seen anything get. Had the tank setup for probably 4 months in my apartment as freshwater, with no problems.
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