My 55 gallon tank sat in the garage for a long, long time. Probably almost 20 years, to be exact, and survived 6? moves.
The last time my tank had fish in it was 2007, I think. I had live rock, and some clownfish, and a variety of other stuff - the run-of-the-mill pet store fare, I suppose. No corals. I never bought a UV skimmer, which I suppose would have helped me. But I have a ton of equipment - lots of jets, and a protein skimmer. But yes, I admit I probably do need to get a UV skimmer.
But I guess my question is - I'd like to clean the tank, and put something in it. I'm just not sure what. I do know that the last time I had fish in this thing, I had $1,000 in it before I ever even put the first fish into it. So, I'm wondering - what are some options that are relatively less expensive, that don't require 50 lbs. of live rock to be placed in it? A mantis shrimp might be cool, or maybe some other type of predator tank? Would love to hear some ideas.
The last time my tank had fish in it was 2007, I think. I had live rock, and some clownfish, and a variety of other stuff - the run-of-the-mill pet store fare, I suppose. No corals. I never bought a UV skimmer, which I suppose would have helped me. But I have a ton of equipment - lots of jets, and a protein skimmer. But yes, I admit I probably do need to get a UV skimmer.
But I guess my question is - I'd like to clean the tank, and put something in it. I'm just not sure what. I do know that the last time I had fish in this thing, I had $1,000 in it before I ever even put the first fish into it. So, I'm wondering - what are some options that are relatively less expensive, that don't require 50 lbs. of live rock to be placed in it? A mantis shrimp might be cool, or maybe some other type of predator tank? Would love to hear some ideas.