180 gallon w/ 125 gallon refugium

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Inkblot88

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Okay! I'm new here and very excited to talk to you all about my tank!

I want to stock my tank with 2 tiger oscars and 4 chinese algae eaters.

The 180 gallon I'm being gifted by my father, who is moving up to a custom 365, and it needs to be resealed. The 125 is my current tank with a 55 gallon 'fuge that I just resealed and haven't leak tested yet.

I have 2 basic questions.

What plants can I fill the refugium with to best reach total nitrification without dosing CO2? I may add a CO2 system someday but I'm not there yet.

Second, my reseal of the 55 gallon is ugly ugly. I've seen Joey's videos on resealing but I really want to do my research so what videos do you recommend? Any tips?
 
Pothos vines. There's several threads about using this plant to lower nitrates.
For resealing your 55, if it's just the inside seal just cut the old silicone out scrape clean with a razor and clean the area with alcohol. Make sure no silicone residue is left.
For straight lines try taping off the lines with painters tape.
 
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