This is my first time sharing one of my tanks on reddit. I've been too scared LOL please be kind. This is my first large tank and id love some constructive advice. I still consider myself an absolute noob.
My partner built me this incredible custom stand that can hold well over the required weight.
The tank is cycling now (decided to do fish in cycle with the guppies because their original tank was too small since they bred a bunch) and I took the filter media from their previous tank to help with the beneficial bacteria. I'll keep a close eye on levels while it's cycling and do water changes accordingly.
I have two 70G hang on backs with baffled flow for now until I can afford a canister filter (aka when they are half off) Which one do you all recommend most?
I washed and mixed both aquatic sand and play sand for the substrate cap (aqua soil underneath), and there are some air pockets in the sand still, should I poke around until they release? Will those turn into a problem down the line? Will they work themselves out?
The section in the back where the second filter is will eventually be filled In with stem plants as they grow and I propagate them. Other than that I am pretty happy with it overall.
For stocking I am thinking a community tank based around loose guppy fry control. Considering 1 angelfish, 5-6 dwarf gourami, a school of panda corys, a bristlenose pleco. And then if it wouldn't be too overstocked I would be interested in potentially kuhli loaches (do they get along with corys and pleco?) or a school of larger tetras like congo, blackfin or rosy? What do you guys think? Maybe a nerite snail or two because they can't breed in freshwater and I won't end up with 100 mystery snails again? lol 🤦🏻
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