uh oh, impulse buy...

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  1. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    just won a tank on ebay, 61"L x 26.75"W x 27.5"H 180 gal glass about 5/8" thick.
    excuse me while i scramble to work out how to pick it up and what to do with it!!

    by the way, does it sounds big enough for some angels in a fowlr setup?
    otherwise maybe a future predator tank. plenty of time to sort that part i guess.

    wish me luck! lol
     
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  3. bvb-etf-luva

    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    id say 2 angels at most but it depends, probably koran emperor blue faced but not any of the larger ones.
     
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    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    blue faced was one of the ones i'd liked, but thats more of side thought at the moment.
    still setting up my 4' so this ones gonna have to wait a little while lol
     
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    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    ive always loced the idea of getting an angel tank. i would mix it up tho with osme tangs and such
     
  6. chappy85

    chappy85 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    definitely going to have alot more options than in my nano.
    would definitely be more than just an angel or 2.
    have always wanted a lionfish, but i can see that limiting the list of tank mates severely.
    will be an interesting adventure and will be sure to keep everyone updated should it ever entuate into a life bearing tank
     
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    bvb-etf-luva Banned

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    yes you could probably nto have smaller fish with a lionfish. if your going the predator route i would do like a clown trigger and/or a dog faced pufer or some other fish
     
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  9. aw1447

    aw1447 Montipora Capricornis

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    Dude do a predator tank for sure. Get a fu manchu lion. They're alot smaller, thus less likely to mess with anyone. You could get a pretty sweet eel..like a snowflake or somethin. Then like a bamboo shark.. I wanna put together a predator tank so much. I wish I had the cash flow to buy an 180 gallon on an "impluse buy" haha. Props to you my man.
     
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    yeah you could really put a bamboo in a 180 i think it would be big enough not quite sure on sharks ever. that would be great tho.
     
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    aw1447 Montipora Capricornis

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    Thats plentyyy of room for a bamboo. The dude I buy all my livestock from has 2 bamboos and biggg eel's in a 180 actually. They're always cruisin around lookin happy as can be everytime I've been over there. Not to mention they prettyyy bada$$ too.
     
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