big tank on a budget, help with setup and stocking recommendations : 600 gallons

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
How much did you pay to have the stand built?
 
Big tank + Budget = oxymoron?

yeah i know, i salvaged it by having it buffed, got a good deal on steel from a friend and had a welder put it together, good deal on wet dry, almost got the t5 lights for a decent price, probably will get a few used sequence darts for returns, have some nice landscaping rock from my parents that will look decent etc
 
finished steel stand and painted it
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put tank on stand
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big wet dry below the tank, got it for $50 :cool:
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wish i had more time and money to get this going more but it will get there eventually
 
i say 60,000 exodons lol. talk about a swarm lol

i think a big cat, black gar or tru gator gar, with something to go with would be freaking!

i still wanna do a whole wall as a tank and just stick a huge true gator gar in it lol
 
I would do datnoids, and I'm sorry I know this is MFK but just imagine how amazing a community tank of that size would be, with fish from one location. That would be an awesome real environmental simulation.
 
holy crap thats a big tank, how about a dolphin!:)
 
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