baron1282
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Hey guys, as maybe some of you know I was into Saltwater, unfortunately life caught up to me and I had to take my 120 gallon saltwater down. I'm not ever going to go that big again, but someday I am going back to salt.
So I had a problem. I have a 120 gallon tank just sitting there collecting dust. What to do?
I have all the equipment so I decided to throw together a big freshwater tank! Right now I got two filters on with one more filter being added. I got two Marineland filters. The Emperor 400 and the Penguin 350 which puts me at 120 gallons of filtration. They say they can do 160 gallons (90 for the 400 and 70 for the 350), but I am cutting 30 off. I am also going to add Fluval 206 canister for extra filtration power. Being I want to put big fish in, I need the filtration!
So what do I plan on adding into my tank? Nothing much really.
2 Silver Dollars (I already have in my 29)
1 High Fin Pleco (Again, already have in my 29)
I am going to let them go for a few months to get big, before I put in four more fish that I want.
2 Tiger Oscars
2 Texas Cichlids (Last in the tank, so I hope that will curb their aggression).
I am not worried about the Silver Dollars and the Oscars being I have seen it done many times before, but the Texas Cichlids do make me worry. They are just good looking fish thou, and I heard good and bad with the type of tank I am setting up.
My tank is going to be ALL rocks and maybe a fake plant or two, but for the most part it's all rocks and the bottom is Qickrete sand. The sand looks nice because it's more natural looking for a bottom than just play sand! I also like the Big rocks I had. I already cleaned and belched them and let them sit out in the sun! They have not been used for a long time being I was going to use them for my reptile set up, but they were just to big for what I had in mind.
I know cichlids like rocky environments, so I hope they will like my tank! I will have pictures up soon! Just glad to be back with a project! I don't plan on putting any fish in for a week. Just letting it cycle and than I will add a bottle bacteria and some seeding from my 29 gallon.
So I had a problem. I have a 120 gallon tank just sitting there collecting dust. What to do?
I have all the equipment so I decided to throw together a big freshwater tank! Right now I got two filters on with one more filter being added. I got two Marineland filters. The Emperor 400 and the Penguin 350 which puts me at 120 gallons of filtration. They say they can do 160 gallons (90 for the 400 and 70 for the 350), but I am cutting 30 off. I am also going to add Fluval 206 canister for extra filtration power. Being I want to put big fish in, I need the filtration!
So what do I plan on adding into my tank? Nothing much really.
2 Silver Dollars (I already have in my 29)
1 High Fin Pleco (Again, already have in my 29)
I am going to let them go for a few months to get big, before I put in four more fish that I want.
2 Tiger Oscars
2 Texas Cichlids (Last in the tank, so I hope that will curb their aggression).
I am not worried about the Silver Dollars and the Oscars being I have seen it done many times before, but the Texas Cichlids do make me worry. They are just good looking fish thou, and I heard good and bad with the type of tank I am setting up.
My tank is going to be ALL rocks and maybe a fake plant or two, but for the most part it's all rocks and the bottom is Qickrete sand. The sand looks nice because it's more natural looking for a bottom than just play sand! I also like the Big rocks I had. I already cleaned and belched them and let them sit out in the sun! They have not been used for a long time being I was going to use them for my reptile set up, but they were just to big for what I had in mind.
I know cichlids like rocky environments, so I hope they will like my tank! I will have pictures up soon! Just glad to be back with a project! I don't plan on putting any fish in for a week. Just letting it cycle and than I will add a bottle bacteria and some seeding from my 29 gallon.