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So I am creating this thread as I am looking at getting a 180 gallon in the near future. Have to make the wife happy and get the new floors put in first, lol. Anyway, I run an all-male Lake Malawi Cichlid tank and a few of the fellas are growing fast. The wife has let me go with what I want so I am in the planning stage. Any suggestions, tips, pointers, recommendations are greatly appreciated. Just please no company bashing or people bashing. We all have different opinions on what works. Here is the list of what I have been looking at, remember, planning stages so some items are duplicate, I KNOW!:
180-gallon (wife was looking at Waterbox Platinum Pro 230.6, but I like to tinker, so will probably get a glass tank and drill);
I want to:
180-gallon Glass tank,
Shadow overflow,
Synergy Reef CL-44
Media reactor for Purichem Blue (makes a big difference with freshwater, not a fan of purigen had bad luck),
ATO Tank
Neptune Apex 2016 and all modules EDIT: Really like the ApexEL
Pentair 55W UV (the short one not run 24/7)
I have thermometers and all of the other little stuff.
If there was a way I could test and add hardness to freshwater, sign me up as well.
This is just my plan. As I go I will post pictures and what items I go with. I usually stick with as few companies as possible when I do a major build. I have been like this my entire life. If one company really stands out, please let me know.
180-gallon (wife was looking at Waterbox Platinum Pro 230.6, but I like to tinker, so will probably get a glass tank and drill);
I want to:
180-gallon Glass tank,
Shadow overflow,
Synergy Reef CL-44
Media reactor for Purichem Blue (makes a big difference with freshwater, not a fan of purigen had bad luck),
ATO Tank
Neptune Apex 2016 and all modules EDIT: Really like the ApexEL
Pentair 55W UV (the short one not run 24/7)
I have thermometers and all of the other little stuff.
If there was a way I could test and add hardness to freshwater, sign me up as well.
This is just my plan. As I go I will post pictures and what items I go with. I usually stick with as few companies as possible when I do a major build. I have been like this my entire life. If one company really stands out, please let me know.
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