120/100 gal vs 150/80 gal dual tank setup.
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thanks for all the tips guys. the 80 gal is labeled a frag tank, but i think for the purposes of freshwater use it would be a perfect "bichir tank".
im not a big bichir fan however. and i intend for this eventually to be a purely amazonian display.
the more i look at it i may end up going 120/120. theyre the most commonly available size of all these tanks and it would just require a little bit of modification to my current stand to accomodate them.
would the extra height of the 120 help me out with the pikes? no im not talking about reganis lol i want one of the big fellas. or is it just the 4ft footprint limiting me?
how bout a black rhombeus for that tank? better choice than a pike?
im not a big bichir fan however. and i intend for this eventually to be a purely amazonian display.
the more i look at it i may end up going 120/120. theyre the most commonly available size of all these tanks and it would just require a little bit of modification to my current stand to accomodate them.
would the extra height of the 120 help me out with the pikes? no im not talking about reganis lol i want one of the big fellas. or is it just the 4ft footprint limiting me?
how bout a black rhombeus for that tank? better choice than a pike?
You could put a single lugubris female pike in a 48"x24"x24" since they do not typically get past 12". Avoid the female Crenicichla sp Venezuela, which are 98% mislabelled as C. strigata, aka black striped pike.
My 105 48x24x21 is a frag, tank but it perfectly under one of my 180’s.
If your 80’s rimless you’ll need to factor in having glass cut and getting clips that sit on the edges of the verticals pieces of glass to support your lid.
Not much more $ than buying glass tops but more cumbersome to work with- you could also build a wood frame to sit on the edge of the rimless tank (1x2’s would work) and do a center brace too.. just a thought and an issue I encountered with a frag tank
If your 80’s rimless you’ll need to factor in having glass cut and getting clips that sit on the edges of the verticals pieces of glass to support your lid.
Not much more $ than buying glass tops but more cumbersome to work with- you could also build a wood frame to sit on the edge of the rimless tank (1x2’s would work) and do a center brace too.. just a thought and an issue I encountered with a frag tank
the 80 in question appears to be a standard glass tank with top frame. i havent acquired any of these tanks yet actually.
whered you get the 105? custom job?
No- found it at a store, it’s a company that’s out of business and two of them showed up still in the wrapping, Deep sea Aquatics neo 105.. it’s 48x24x21 and fits perfectly below a 180 on a stand I built.
sweet deal. that tank would be positively perfect for my bottom setup. any pics of your setup? i guess thats just a standard six foot 180 or is it some oddball size.
It’s a standard 180- 2x6 build- additional 2x4 leg on one side-
I’m moving a dbl stack 75 stand atm and I have two a new 6x2 stand blocking this tank but the move should be complete today if so I’ll through a pic up.
Hard to take pics with all the tank lights- The 180 and 105 are at the end
thats a nice
thats a nice fish room. nice scapes for your tanks too. i look forward to the 2' width of my new tanks. just looks like a lot more room to work with than tje 18" im used to.
