120 Gallon Tank 55g and 125g planted aquarium journal

I have always been in the hobby since middle school back in 1999. I just moved a year ago and going rid of a lot of aquarium (20g, 29g, 29g, 75g). I kept a 55g and 10g. My wife was very happy, until I just got a 125g. This will my journal for the 55g and 125g which have been setup for 3 months ish. The 10g is my daughter aquarium.
I start off with the history of my 55g. I have this aquarium since 2005. It started out as a high tech planted aquarium with community fishes. I attached a picture from 2006. This is my favorite setup, but it was a lot of work and patience which I don't have today. After I moved in 2012, I change it to cichlid/tiger barbs aquarium with anubias and jungle val. Lastly, a picture of it today with 2 bloodparrots, 3 convicts, 3 zebra loaches, 1 yoyo loach, 1 clown loach, 2 common pleco. I know loach and pleco can get very big, and will rehome them when the time come. The plants are crypts and anubias. I plan on adding some moss and jungle val. The filteration is a 800 gph sunsun canister filter. I will be adding a 500 gph filter to this soon. I always prefer to run 2 canister filters, so one filter is not disturb during cleaning. I also tend to overstock. That is it for today. I'll add picture of my 125g another time.

 

Welcome to fishlore and nice looking tank. What types of fish for the 125?

 

I have always been in the hobby since middle school back in 1999. I just moved a year ago and going rid of a lot of aquarium (20g, 29g, 29g, 75g). I kept a 55g and 10g. My wife was very happy, until I just got a 125g. This will my journal for the 55g and 125g which have been setup for 3 months ish. The 10g is my daughter aquarium.
I start off with the history of my 55g. I have this aquarium since 2005. It started out as a high tech planted aquarium with community fishes. I attached a picture from 2006. This is my favorite setup, but it was a lot of work and patience which I don't have today. After I moved in 2012, I change it to cichlid/tiger barbs aquarium with anubias and jungle val. Lastly, a picture of it today with 2 bloodparrots, 3 convicts, 3 zebra loaches, 1 yoyo loach, 1 clown loach, 2 common pleco. I know loach and pleco can get very big, and will rehome them when the time come. The plants are crypts and anubias. I plan on adding some moss and jungle val. The filteration is a 800 gph sunsun canister filter. I will be adding a 500 gph filter to this soon. I always prefer to run 2 canister filters, so one filter is not disturb during cleaning. I also tend to overstock. That is it for today. I'll add picture of my 125g another time.

Wow! Nice tanks!

 

Following, nice tanks!

 

Here is my 125g. It is about 3 months old. I brought the aquarium and the stand used for $300. Repaint the stand a baby blue color. This is a community tank. The grand plan is for this aquarium to be more like a jungle once it is fully planted. Here is the current fish list:
12 cories (albino, aenus, peppered)
8 albino skirt tetras
12 black skirt tetras (normal and high fin)
6 septre tetras
3 buenos aires tetras
7 blood fin tetras
3 boseman rainbow
2 marble angelfish
1 minnow
1 honey gourami
1 giant danio

 

Ok, I'm making a list of plants to add to the 125g. The aquarium is way too empty. For lighting, I have a 4FT HO T-5 daylight fixture. It can run 4 bulbs at a time, but right now I'm only running 2 bulbs. I get a massive algae bloom with all 4 bulbs running. I also have a small 18 inch led on the side because of how long the aquarium is. One day I would like to purchase a 6ft long LED light, but right now it is just on the wish list. Lights are on for about 6 to 7 hours a day.

Here is what I plan to adding.
Hygrophila Angustifolia. I love the length of these leaves.
Java Moss/Willow Moss. One or the other. Haven't made up my mind yet.
Ludwigia Repens. I love the red and the thickness of the leaves. I'm a bit concern, because last time I grew them with CO2. I don't know how they will fair without CO2.
Java Fern/Needle/Windelov. Haven't decide which one I'm going to go with yet.
Brazilian Pennywort. I just love how the leaves branches out.
Amazon Sword. I currently have 1, but would like a few more. I have 2 that was over 20" inches tall that I gave away when I recently move.

Looking for someone that sell all of this together. I don't want to pay for shipping multiple time. I might go with ebay, but they usually shipped USPS, which is very unreliable right now. I shipped a package with USPS on Dec 20th and it still haven't arrive yet.

 

Funny I just cut off a 10” piece of the hygro today. Almost threw it away. It’s in my shrimp tank. If you want it I’ll send it your way. You are in the US? I may be able to trim some others too. PM me

 

Funny I just cut off a 10” piece of the hygro today. Almost threw it away. It’s in my shrimp tank. If you want it I’ll send it your way. You are in the US? I may be able to trim some others too. PM me

Sending PM
I haven't brought the plants yet. Waiting for weather to warm up a bit. I did decide to rescaped the 55g. I added more sand and slope the substance. Move some of the wood/rock around. Added more rocks and remove one of the big driftwood.








Picture of one of my blood parrot


Picture of one of my convict