trippclark
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I am giving strong consideration to shutting down my tank after more than a decade. I realize that for the past couple of years that I have kept it up, because I "always" have, but have lost much of the passion for it. I am sure much of my attitude comes directly from my losing battle with bubble algae which, in spite of my efforts (manual cleaning, emerald crabs), has choked out corals and made for an ugly tank. I now have only two fish, a peppermint shrimp, and a few snails and hermits, plus a very few zoos that are still hanging on in spite of the bubble algae.
What I am unsure of is what are some best practices for shutting down a tank? I did not see a discussion thread on this topic, but was a little unsure what search terms to use. Those that I tried did not yield any results.
I expect that I could check with my local fish store to see if they would take the fish, shrimp, snails, and hermits. Since the few remaining zoos are on rocks with bubble algae, I do not know of a good option there.
I could clean up the tank, stand, and other hardware and perhaps even sell some of it.
What other considerations or responsible options are there?
Feedback, suggestions, or referrals to existing threads would be appreciated. Thanks!
I am giving strong consideration to shutting down my tank after more than a decade. I realize that for the past couple of years that I have kept it up, because I "always" have, but have lost much of the passion for it. I am sure much of my attitude comes directly from my losing battle with bubble algae which, in spite of my efforts (manual cleaning, emerald crabs), has choked out corals and made for an ugly tank. I now have only two fish, a peppermint shrimp, and a few snails and hermits, plus a very few zoos that are still hanging on in spite of the bubble algae.
What I am unsure of is what are some best practices for shutting down a tank? I did not see a discussion thread on this topic, but was a little unsure what search terms to use. Those that I tried did not yield any results.
I expect that I could check with my local fish store to see if they would take the fish, shrimp, snails, and hermits. Since the few remaining zoos are on rocks with bubble algae, I do not know of a good option there.
I could clean up the tank, stand, and other hardware and perhaps even sell some of it.
What other considerations or responsible options are there?
Feedback, suggestions, or referrals to existing threads would be appreciated. Thanks!
