My 75 gallon nightmare (Pics)

[ironmanxl1]

To make a long story short, I fell on hard times and didn't have the time/money/patience to take care of my tank.
The pictures below are after months of neglect.
I lost a lionfish, a yellow tang, a few shrimp, an urchin,
a couple of starfish, xenias, crabs , snails..the list goes on.
Then came the flatworms.
I was really close to breaking the tank down and putting it up on craigslist but girls like my tank and I like girls sooo.... .
After a big ole dose of flatworm exit things were not looking good and I didn't think much would survive.
It's been about a month now and everything is all good. :rollface:
I even managed to keep my tomato clown alive somehow.

Here are some before and after pics...(cue horror music.)

 

[kar93]

Thats ALOT of flatworms

 

[ironmanxl1]

After

 

[chrismunn]

well youve done a great job of cleaning up. now what?

 

[sk8rreefgeek]

Re: My 75 gallon nightmare (Pics)

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11662463#post11662463 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ironmanxl1
I was really close to breaking the tank down and putting it up on craigslist but girls like my tank and I like girls sooo.... .
I even managed to keep my tomato clown alive somehow.

that gold bar probably brings in a TON of ladies HAHAHA

jk, he looks healthy tho

 

[Swanwillow]

wow, xenia forest a-hoy!

I had flatworms like that once, I LOVE flatworm-exit.

 

[ironmanxl1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11662533#post11662533 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrismunn
well youve done a great job of cleaning up. now what?

I dunno yet. All I can afford to do now is maintain what I have.
It'll be a while b4 I start adding new fish.

 

[impur]

Or you could yank out 9/10ths of that xenia forest you have there, sell it or trade it, and restock the tank that way.

 

[wickedfood]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11662591#post11662591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Swanwillow
wow, xenia forest a-hoy!

Hah!

 

[usmc121581]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11662651#post11662651 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by impur
Or you could yank out 9/10ths of that xenia forest you have there, sell it or trade it, and restock the tank that way.

I would that forest should sustain income for the tank for a long time.