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Can i reuse old drive after cloning?

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My old drive got full and i cloned it to a new drive so how do i reformat it so i can use it again? If i hook it back up is the computer going to try to start on it at the same time as the new drive?

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It shouldn't try to start again, but it really depends on the boot order listed in the bios.  Make sure the new drive is listed first to be sure.  Better yet, if you have an external adapter, put the old one in that and plug it in USB - it will never boot that way and can be accessed from Windows after that via UsB.  

Yes, you can format the old drive and re-use it.  Easiest method, once booted into windows (and you're sure you booted into the correct one), right click the other drive and "format"

That is the easiest, not the best though.

Best method is to open an advanced command promt and use diskpart /clean on the old drive first - It is critical you know which one is which (compuer management will tell you if you're not sure - see both links before you do this).  Then go to computer management and initialize the cleaned disk, and it will ask if you want GPT or MBR - GPT usually for newer systems, then format it as NTFS and give it a letter.

How to use diskpart /clean:  (from Seagate:  http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/005929en)

How to use disk manager to initialize a new disk (one that has been diskpart /cleaned:  http://www.overclock.net/t/1227647/how-to-initialize-and-format-a-new-disk-for-use-in-windows)