180 gallon mostly SA tank and plants. Lots of pics!!!

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Chefken

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Had some to snap some pics today of the 180 I set up in September. The plants that like the setting are growing like mad.....I had a terrible Ich outbread when I added two wild caught Kels. The newbies, one 24K Kel and 4 Pink Tailed Chalceus died before I could stem the outbreak. The plants made salt impossible and the causulties were all newly shipped fish and vulnerable. My daughter has named my Python Eel " Sir Snoots"....It is an awesome fish and I hand feed every day. I am including a mostly accurate stock list because I can never remember proper names....I noticed one of the three Chocolate Cichlids has red eyes...the other two do not. See for yourselves!!

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Nice stock.
 
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The Chocolate cichlids had one cool side effect.....after 2 months of trying the Kel starting eating pellets within two days of the new additions....nothing like a little competition!!
 
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The other side of the tank is a 80lb monster pc of mangrove that functions as a reef....Daytime home of all 5 catfish. The eel loves Crawlers!!IMG_1426.JPG wood dec1.jpg sir snoots.jpg
 
Great setup! I’m pretty jealous of the plants! I can’t have any because my Uaru and silver dollars eat EVERYTHING :angryfire
 
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Great setup! I’m pretty jealous of the plants! I can’t have any because my Uaru and silver dollars eat EVERYTHING :angryfire
My SD are in my other tank with my Mata Mata....no plants in there. My wife is the gardener....I do the fish.
 
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