125 coming soon

[gobucks1]

Alright, by midterms, which are like 5 weeks away, im going to get a 125 gallon tank, (which are 6' by 1.5' by 1.5') for my hybrid cichlids and otehr fish.

I was wondering about the filtration and stocking and heating of this tank. How many watts of heating would i need on a tank this size, I'm in the eastern panhandle of WV and winters get perty cold here even in the house. If i had 2 Emperor 400s on it, what else would i need filtration-wise?

I was wondering what kind of fish i could put in there with the fish i already have in a 55 that are going in there:

1 Female Dempsey
1 RDxLyonsi
2 BPxTexas
1 Male Convict
1 Male? Firemouth
1 Common Pleco
1 Ropefish
1 BGK
1 Port Cichlid

These guys are going in the tank automatically, would i already be overstocked with them or not? I was thinking of adding:

2 Needlefish
1 female convict
1 female firemouth (assuming mine is male)

if that wouldnt over stock it.
I'm prepared and willing to large, often water changes. Our water is about 8.0 pH and Hard so no blackwater fish would work.
What else could i have? Some kind of catfish or bichirs or another cichlid? I have other tanks to transfer the fish into if they fight.

The largest tank i've had other than this is a 55 so this tank is gonna be huge to me, so any tips regarding working with that much water are greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your help.

 

[liberator177]

I just bought a 125 also and was also wondering what to filter it with, your thread should help me out!

 

[gobucks1]

I just bought a 125 also and was also wondering what to filter it with, your thread should help me out!

Sweet, we can learn together than
I havent got mine yet, still waiting for a good deal to pop up, but soon as i see one, imma snap it up.

 

[haynchinook334]

for all 4 of my 125gals, i use 2x cascade1500 2x cascade 300. some has more filters due to the mess some of my fish produce. but all 4 has the min. of 600gph.

 

[gobucks1]

for all 4 of my 125gals, i use 2x cascade1500 2x cascade 300. some has more filters due to the mess some of my fish produce. but all 4 has the min. of 600gph.

The marineland emperor 400 are 400 gph a piece but im gonna have some big messy cichlids so i figured i'd need like a sump or canister or something as well.

 

[gobucks1]

Bump

Any ideas on substrate i was thinking my river sand stuff that i have in the 55 or black fake gravel.

 

[andyjs]

I really like pool filter sand both in look and ease of maintenance. It's my new favorite substrate

 

[haynchinook334]

I really like pool filter sand both in look and ease of maintenance. It's my new favorite substrate

true dat.

 

[gobucks1]

true dat.

I dont do sand.

 

[gobucks1]

That sounded a little harsh, what i meant was that i don't like to use sand as a substrate because i like a really thick substrate and sand doesn't do too well with that. I think i'm gonna do the stuff thats in the tank the fish are in now.

What is a hardy plant that can tolerate low light?