160 gal setup 60.5"x32.5"x18.5" WARNING 56K alot of pics

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so i picked up hazes old tank as i had a 90 gal, holding WAY to many fish it. Fish count:
11 geo abalios
10 clown loaches
5 L204 flash plecos
2 pearl gourami
1 gold nugget, 1 royal pleco, 1 rainbow,
water changes were every 2 days and i had 2 ac110's and an xp1 on it. here was that setup:
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i had a 20gal with albino bn's and a 10gal with brevis under the tank in the stand.
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here is the new tank. i had to scrape some calcium buildup off, but other than that it looks fantastic.
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here is the new tank where the old was. U can see the bins on the left where i put all the fish
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that is a vinyl background that u can buy at a lfs
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suction cups making moving tanks, ALOT easier!
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a pic of my helper/gf
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haze had this tank made so that it will accomidate ac110's PERFECTLY.
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fish and water in the tank. the xp1 has been replaced with an fx5
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ill post up some fish pics in a bit. let me know what u guys think. thanks
 
Wow. Nice helper.
Suction cups?! Nuh-uh. There's no way you'll ever see me trust suction cups to hold onto one of my tanks. I'd rather pay six people and get cramps in my hands. :)

The setup looks great! Do you get your tannins from driftwood or leaves?
 
Nice looking tank. I really love those dimensions.
 
Gotta trust the suction cups. Granted, u have to get ones rated for at least 200lbs a suction cup but then your good to go. Thats how they move huge panes of glass. The tannins are caused from some driftwood that is in there. im doing 50% changes right now to help clear it up. thanks guys for the comments.
 
Agreed on perfect dimensions. That tank was made for catfish.

Alder cones will give you a lot more tannins than wood or leaves. It only took fifteen tiny cones to turn my 75gal yellow in about four days. And they're free!
 
Beautiful set up man! I really like the idea of useing the suction cups to move the tank. How much did you get them for?
 
Absolutely STELLAR setup, I love those dimensions. I love long wide tanks, makes it easier to over filter and gets rid of the wasted space (for what I'd keep in that tank at least).

Personally I'd have painted the back black, and gotten white substrate.
 
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