RobertHively wrote:^^
Yeah I'm pretty sure they do have the same footprint, bc the stand I was looking on Amazon said it fit both 55 and 75 gal tanks.
It looks awesome in the living room. Amazing how clear the water is... I've never had a filter system this nice...
Took forever to level the tank yesterday. Had to use a couple dozen shims. Lol! Those old Walnut floors look nice and level until you actually put a level on em. We have the original flooring in the living room, one of the bedrooms and the kitchen.
Anyway, I'm really happy with my find. I'll try to post a pic one day, when everything is the way I want it.
How many cichlids do you plan to put in your 65? I'm always worried about being overstocked. Ive seen 55 and 75 gal tanks with 5 or 6 full grown oscars or big cichlids and it seems kinda small for them.
So, I was thinking maybe just try to trap 1 more Bluegill to give me two. I'm trying to think how it will be (size wise) with two full grown fish plus more rocks and maybe some driftwood.
Glad it looks nice!
I may have to shim because the tile floor probably isn't level and I don't know whether my cabinet has adjustable feet.
75 would make an active, real nice, african cichlid tank! I am so not into Oscars anymore. You can catch them in the lakes around here after people release them. My passion is the activity of the tank, so I want a lot of fish to keep it busy
I plan to start out with maybe some combination of:
3-4 small lelupi (or breading pair)
3-4 small brichardi (or breading pair)
3-4 julidicromus (or breading pair)
3-4 small tropheus
1 small frontosa
1 small compreciceps
small catfish, snails or any other clean-up creatures necessary
My goal is to stock the tank once so the fish can grow-out in proportion to the tank; inevitable losses over the years won't leave the tank empty; the tank will be active with fish that all behave differently; and at different levels; to have a great chance of breeding pairs and not to overload the tank.
I'll probably stock with 20-25 total inches of fish-length with fisht that will generally double in size. All in consideration that the tank will only have like 55-60 gallons after water displacement by rocks.
Or, at least that is the current plan...