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Update: upon further readings (and peer pressure), I returned the discus and will have nothing but smaller fish on this 60 Gallon tank.
However, under strong divine influence, I got EVERYTHING needed to have a huge cichlid tank (tank and stand included) today. Stay tuned for the Brazilian biotope 135 gallon: monsters of the rivers discussion.