SarahMichelle
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I recently dug out my parents old 80 gallon hexagon tank that hasnt been used in probably around 20 years, needless to say it needs work.
Today I cleaned all the old gravel out and Ive resealed it. So now im looking for something heavy duty that Ill be able to clean the acrylic with. It used to be a salt water tank and was never cleaned on properly after the last use so there is still some residue.
Im also looking for some ideas of what to stock the tank with in a couple weeks after its all clean and up and running. The last time it was a freshwater tank my parents had a Oscar in it. Ive had Oscars before but this time Im I think Id rather have a lot of little fish than 1 or 2 big fish. The only fish i have right now in another tank is a pleco which will be moved to this tank once its up so im open to just about anything that will work with my pleco.
These are just some of the fish I came across at work that I liked:
Orange Sailfin Molly, (Red)Dalmatian Sailfin Molly, Boesemani Rainbow, Red Swordtail and Panda Cory.
Today I cleaned all the old gravel out and Ive resealed it. So now im looking for something heavy duty that Ill be able to clean the acrylic with. It used to be a salt water tank and was never cleaned on properly after the last use so there is still some residue.
Im also looking for some ideas of what to stock the tank with in a couple weeks after its all clean and up and running. The last time it was a freshwater tank my parents had a Oscar in it. Ive had Oscars before but this time Im I think Id rather have a lot of little fish than 1 or 2 big fish. The only fish i have right now in another tank is a pleco which will be moved to this tank once its up so im open to just about anything that will work with my pleco.
These are just some of the fish I came across at work that I liked:
Orange Sailfin Molly, (Red)Dalmatian Sailfin Molly, Boesemani Rainbow, Red Swordtail and Panda Cory.
As far as stocking goes (I would make it planted If I had one) I would have large schools of tetras (neons, glowlights, rummynose, black skirt, serpaes, the list goes on!) and would consider putting "stars" of the tank to balance it out (fish that are larger and independent) and have a variety of sizes and behaviors. For instance, it's a big caution because of aggression, but the "star" of some of my tanks in the past have been rainbow sharks and they never bothered the tetras (and are adorable and clever little things!). I don't know much about swordtails but they are beautiful! The pandas are adorable but if you want loaches too I would be a little cautious as there have been incidents of territorial competition. On the bright side it probably wouldn't matter since you have such a large tank. I would definitely recommend Boesemani rainbows as I have 2 of them and they are very beautiful fish! The mollies are fun fish too but breed like there's no tomorrow but if you're up for that jazz go and get some! I hope you found this reply helpful! BUT remember to always always alwaysssss do tons of research on whatever your not familiar with and make decisions from there. I would love to see pictures of the progress! Hope everything goes smoothly for you! 
