newbie 125 to 150 Tank setup question

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snj35

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I am shopping around for 125 to 150 gallon fishtank for a freshwater setup and have a couple questions.
I have no clue on what size filters or pump I need also I have been shopping around on craigs list and I see some say predrilled and npt predrilled. Do I need a predrilled tank.
 
pre drilled is only if your planning on using a sump filtration.if your a newbie i would read many of the stickies at the top of this and other sections.for a tank that size you can use 2 canisters,or 1 plus a larger HOB.what fish do you plan to keep? i would say plan to turn over the water 8-10 times per hour with the filtration you choose
 
If you plan to keep bass and gar you will need a tank with 24" width. That guy above covered everything you needed to know. Try to get the tank as new as possible so there is less chance of it failing.


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Emperor 400 and ac 110 for HOB. For canisters u you use fluval fx5, Rena xp3, eheim


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Ok I bought a 125 gallon with stand and canopy for $300 then I found a Fluval FX5 on Craigs List for $140. I had to make a tank devider so I can keep my baby Peacock bass away from my gar and TSN. I went to the gutter section at lowes and found some plastic sheets that work perfect. I cut them and tied them together with fishing line
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