180 gal stock and filter ?'s

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180 gal stock and filter ?'s

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I'm considering purchasing a 180gal tank (dimensions 72L x 24W x 25H) and am most likely going to stock it with the following:

(lengths are current sizes of the fish)

Loricariids:
15" G. gibbiceps
7" L. pardalis (chocolate version)
4" G. gibbiceps (albino version)
3" Glyptoperichthys scrophus
5" Ancistrus punctatus

Other cat:
7" Sorubim lima

Other:
5" Polypterus sengalus
3" Polypterus sengalus

Would the above stocking work out when all fish are at their max size? I'm not too worried about the bichirs since they seem to be growing at an impossibly slow rate but the cats can (and do!) grow quite fast.

I also have a 13 year old 13" L. pardalis that is living in a 75gal with a 10" oscar (that's his max size--he's deformed). Should I leave her in the 75 or put her in the 180 too? That 75gal currently resides at my parent's house, which I only get to every weekend or so (I live in the city). I have to say I horribly miss her :( and my mom, who is burdened with feeding those two, doesn't feed her a quality diet like I would--she currently just has driftwood and gets algae tabs nightly ("You want me to boil what?" :shock: says mom everytime I talk to her). That 75gal will be moving with me when I move to a larger apartment in summer of 2005 however.

That's it for stocking...now any recommendations on filters? The tank will have a substrate of playsand from Home Depot. Sorry for the long post!
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Post by magnum4 »

That's it for stocking...now any recommendations on filters?
as you know when your fish are full size the tank will be overstocked. so to take that into account i suggest you put a lot of filtration on your tank.

Common way:

2X Large bucket eheim filters.
2x Internals for water movement and water clarity.
1x Large (600lph) air pump to keep the water well oxygenated.

Another couple of options way:

Large pond filters run of pond pumps.

build the filters into the corners of the tank.
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Post by biomechmonster »

Thanks, what would you recommend I take out then so that all (grown) fish can live in the 180 comfortably?
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Post by magnum4 »

both gibbys would be my first choice.
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