Bought new 125 gallon....need help with stock

[tommyd]

So, I made a call on a Craigslist seller and picked up a 125 with stand for 200 bucks. Came with lights and a hood, too. Also came with two Emperor 350b filters, but hopefully going to change that out.

Now onto the fun part

How should I scape it? I have two large pieces of driftwood that I'd like to incorporate. Also, perhaps sand as a substrate?

And what should I place in here? I want some heavy hitters, as I'm planning on moving my Paratilapia Poll. in there as well.

Lastly, recommended filtration?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Check out my 125 gallon in my signature... still in progress, but mostly complete.

I run an fx5 on it, it will eventually run an additional xp3 I have and two hydor Vs.

What do you WANT to stock it with?

 

[aclockworkorange]

Also, is it the 6 foot long 125?

 

[BenSow]

If I were you I would scape it like an Amazon habitat and stock it with south american fish... They rock!!

 

[L021]

I'd do either SA amazon or Malawi. Some geos, acaras and sevs with a pleco and silver dollars would be sweet, I did it with my 5' 120g and I'm loving it

 

[tommyd]

Also, is it the 6 foot long 125?

Looks to be. I haven't measured the dimensions quite yet.


I was thinking of moving my Paratilapia and my Poly into it, and possibly getting a few big SA/CA cichlids. Perhaps some Jags, some JD's, and a Salvini and then having some fast cheap schooling fish, like Giant Danios or even silver dollars.

I was also thinking of making the tank split level. Like, the substrate in the back is higher than the substrate in the front, so it makes sort of like a drop off effect and the front is like a little canyon with rock caves in the wall. Any idea how I could accomplish this?

 

[Allan01230]

Do like my 70. Large L-114 pleco and 6 wide bar silver dollars. The dollars are not dithers but the main attraction because they are so cool. I wouldn't let a cichlid in this tank. lol

 

[livebearerfreak]

do what i did in my 5 foot 112, 2 oscars and a pair of cons ( in your case let them be the same sex )

 

[aclockworkorange]

Jeez, people really love their cichlids.

 

[Griller]

Some ideas:

An artificial rockwall...

And for your filter:

simplest, cheapest, wet/dry ever