90g Redo

[Nick]

I have been thinking about a 90gallon tank redo of my own. Im probly just gonna move my current fish around tho. I really think i would like to get/find some drift wood of some sort. Maybe, the brown water ive heard some speak about is sorta a concern of mine. Anyone ever use driftwood from a local lake or river before? Im sure i have asked in the past.

I have. I used several pieces from local rivers and a few from Mullet Lake. I put mine in the shower in tubs and rinsed with water over and over again...also boiling water. Worked fine...a bit of brown for a few months than it was done.
 Thank you, ive been thinking of using some for quite a while now, since our natural resources of it are so plentiful. Just gotta find some of the right pieces now for the tank.

I know a few people that actually go down the river every summer 4-5 times a year in canoes with saws and get hand fulls for their own tanks and some to condition and sell.

[Nick]

Personally, paratilapia polleni, "small spot" look amazing, have great personality, and a single make would be nice to see with some live plants, or a colony of pictus cats

That does sound nice. I already got rid of the 90 and now have a 150 with Illangi in it right now. I've never tried a planted tank but want to do one real soon. Just sucks cause I have some really hard well water and I don't have the space for a large water treatment tank at the moment.