Alright so I got into fish keeping around 2 months ago. I have always been interested in fish and water etc... But I decided to get a 45 tall and I have loved that. I have already got bored with that tank though so I decided to go bigger (as big as I can right now, since I still live with my parents and have to move my 45tall to the living room and have another 20g long in my room with convicts in it. But anyway I got a used 90gallon from a employee at my local fish store and he sold it to me for 100 dollars which was only the tank. Which for around me is not that bad of a deal. I definitely can't afford to buy a stand for it since they cost around $300. So I figured I can put one together with my uncle since were both pretty good with this kind of stuff. I would also like to know what or how much the other stuff I am going to need will run and what would be ideal. I know as far as hoods I have always had the I guess standard Black hood with the glass in the center with the black light on top. But I haven't seen many big tanks with those kind of hoods and lights, so what would be a good idea to use as lighting/top. Another question I am going to go ahead and paint the back of the tank with some apple barrel acrylic paint and the bottom in case I end up wanting a bare bottom at some point, but if I want to use substrate would pool filter sand be a good choice? I can get it for free and as much as I want since my dad builds pools for a living. For filtration I was thinking a Aqua Clear Power Filter 110 possibly 2 or would it better to go with a Canister and a Aqua Clear? I was also thinking of maybe getting a Powerhead of some sort (I think this is what they are called) they keep the water circulating in the tank. Sorry for the kinda stupid questions but I just want to do this tank up right the first time and get it perfect. I am going to keep updating this thread as I go along in case I have any questions and to show how its going. Hope I catch some peoples interest.
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