New 120 Gal with dirftwood gravel and black sand.

[MountainMan]

So this is tank that has been in storage for almost a year. I only had it running for 12 months before I shut it down, so you can imagine my frustration of not using it this past year.

So, in the last 24 hrs I've set a band of fluorite substrate with light gravel on top and areas of black sand on either end of the tank. I really wanted the focus to be on the beautiful piece of driftwood in the middle.

In the next few days I am adding more rocks to the base of the wood and tapering off out to either side. I've got some java fern that can grow on the wood and a propagating banana plant but I'm still looking for other plants to add. I am also going to cover that window.

This is going to be an angelfish or discus tank... I think but I wanted to tap into some great minds and see if anyone had any input for the direction of this tank.

I appreciate the feedback!

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Stats:
120 Gallon
5 ft wide, 2 ft tall and 18" across
2 Magnum 350 canister filters
(1st Filter) 4 Bio-wheel Pro 30's, Pro-biotic canister medium (gravel)
(2nd Filter) Gamma U.V. 15W sterilizer, Activated charcoal medium
Glo dual T5 48" 2X54w
2 LED Stunner strips

[ScottishFish]

Saw it is your 1st post so welcome to the forum

Discus are a big commitment, they need very good water but the return is that you have thee most beautifull FW fish there is In that size of tank you could keep 6-8 of them.

Angels are another great fish

I personally quite like cichlids, I would have severums, firemouths and maybe an oscar in there. Also if they allowed it a larger Pleco species or a more predatory catfish . . . . . . *Dreaming*******

Oops, sorry zoned out there imagining all they cichlids you certainly have a whole bag of options thanks to your larger tank size

[MountainMan]

It is cool to be posting. I've referenced the site for a while.

I like cichlids a lot but I've got a small 5 gal seed tank to keep cycle material and some plants going. Right now it just has 6 neon tetras and a snail.

I kinda want to keep the little guys for working for me but then again some larger fish would be a cool change of pace. A big catfish would also be awesome. Hmmm, I guess this why I wanted to share. So many options!

This is my little "pond bucket" tank.

[Goes to 11!]

Welcome to the forum :-D ... Just one comment: AHEM... .. Just saying.

[MountainMan]

Let me try this again... These are the visual aids I tried to include

[img=http://s13.postimage.org/449lpnf7n/Small_Tank.jpg]

[img=http://s13.postimage.org/oq3j8wfr7/New_Tank.jpg]

[Brhino]

looks like a good start! I would suggest you cover the bank of the tank - otherwise if that window gets any direct sunlight you're going to have issues with algae and temperature swings.

[MountainMan]

I agree, algae blooms are no fun. I covered the window and the back of the tank so I should be ok. I'm still missing two LED Strips and some big rocks but the other tank has some of what I need. I tested the water and the filters are already seeded so my levels are looking good. I'm itching to add my tiny tank and see some activity.

[Crispy]

looks great! can't wait to see it when it's done and full of life.

[ScottishFish]

Just looking at that tank screams oscars and severums to me

[Old Marine]

Your tank is looking good so far! Discus would look Great in there and Member Cermet on this Forum is a Discus man so you could talk to him on the Pros and Cons before you make a decision.