Recommendations for a 108gl tank

[West1]

Been a looong time since I’ve been in the freshwater hobby! I’m considering going back to freshwater as the maintenance on my reef tank is starting to get old, especially after loosing a huge amount of corals due to faulty reagent.

I’m looking for something with a somewhat peaceful temperament, mid level swimmer and multiples can be kept together.

Altum angels check all the boxes but I don’t want to deal with buffering PH every water change, dealing with blackwater as I don’t like the look of tannins in the water. My current tap water is between 7.8-8.2PH.

Any suggestions? On the fence with staying the course w/salt or jump back to fresh.

tyvm!

 

[Joshuakahan]

Been a looong time since I’ve been in the freshwater hobby! I’m considering going back to freshwater as the maintenance on my reef tank is starting to get old, especially after loosing a huge amount of corals due to faulty reagent.

I’m looking for something with a somewhat peaceful temperament, mid level swimmer and multiples can be kept together.

Altum angels check all the boxes but I don’t want to deal with buffering PH every water change, dealing with blackwater as I don’t like the look of tannins in the water. My current tap water is between 7.8-8.2PH.

Any suggestions? On the fence with staying the course w/salt or jump back to fresh.

tyvm!

Is it a 108 or a 6 foot 180? I’ve also gone back and forth between fresh and salt. Now im all fresh with a 6g pico reef to keep the salt itch from getting too strong lol
But how about a geo tank with some hujeta? I live in an area with hard water and did that exact tank with 5 G. Sveni, 3 hujeta, a HRP and an aluminum cat. That was in a 75 and kept that tank for a little more than a year with no issues

 

[West1]

Is it a 108 or a 6 foot 180? I’ve also gone back and forth between fresh and salt. Now im all fresh with a 6g pico reef to keep the salt itch from getting too strong lol
But how about a geo tank with some hujeta? I live in an area with hard water and did that exact tank with 5 G. Sveni, 3 hujeta, a HRP and an aluminum cat. That was in a 75 and kept that tank for a little more than a year with no issues

it’s a redsea 525XL, 22wx21hx59” Long.

geos don’t quite catch my attention, had them back in the days and never took to them.

I’ve been looking at cardinal tetra shoal. I’m also stuck with parting out with my Hawaiian nano conch as they are good money makers in the salt forums.

 

[Joshuakahan]

it’s a redsea 525XL, 22wx21hx59” Long.

geos don’t quite catch my attention, had them back in the days and never took to them.

I’ve been looking at cardinal tetra shoal. I’m also stuck with parting out with my Hawaiian nano conch as they are good money makers in the salt forums.

Oh ok, I know red seas come in odd sizes but I’ve never had one.
If you’re looking at smaller schooling fish, I think a couple schools green and chili rasbora would look pretty cool and you could maybe do a pair or rams or apistos on the bottom or even a pair of empire gudgeons

 

[Backfromthedead]

Been a looong time since I’ve been in the freshwater hobby! I’m considering going back to freshwater as the maintenance on my reef tank is starting to get old, especially after loosing a huge amount of corals due to faulty reagent.

I’m looking for something with a somewhat peaceful temperament, mid level swimmer and multiples can be kept together.

Altum angels check all the boxes but I don’t want to deal with buffering PH every water change, dealing with blackwater as I don’t like the look of tannins in the water. My current tap water is between 7.8-8.2PH.

Any suggestions? On the fence with staying the course w/salt or jump back to fresh.

tyvm!

You could inquire with some specialty retailers like tangledupincichlids for availability of "rio vichada" altum angels. This is a population of clear water altums that require none of the silly imitation blackwater tricks. Im not sure what time they become available but it seems like i see them on the list at least once a year.

Edit: aquaimports and imperialtropicals have this variant available now apparently.

 

[West1]

You could inquire with some specialty retailers like tangledupincichlids for availability of "rio vichada" altum angels. This is a population of clear water altums that require none of the silly imitation blackwater tricks. Im not sure what time they become available but it seems like i see them on the list at least once a year.

Edit: aquaimports and imperialtropicals have this variant available now apparently.

I had no idea there was a new species of Altum (or at least new species to me). Sweet, I’ll keep my eyes out on Jeff’s page (TUIC).

 

[Omrit]

The standard captive bred angels do fine in 7.8, I bred them at that PH for years without issue. Blue angels are finally easy to get and I find them especially stunning as adults.

A lot of african cichlids are actually peaceful and they are interesting to keep. My top pick is a group of male peacock cichlids (most for sale are males so that makes it easy) these guys come in every color and I never had aggression issues with mine. Your tank is also a good size for them and they appreciate your high PH.

A large school of congo tetras is another option, the pictures online do not do them justice. As adults they are one of the most beautiful schooling fish in my opinion. Another bonus is with this set-up you can add other interesting fish like ropefish, african butterfly fish, certain ctenopama species, and synodontis catfish if you want to add some intrigue to tank later on.