I'll talk with my wife about the hex tank and maybe reselling it or getting a 40 breeder for the fish room to have a different approach. We got lucky on getting back into the aquarium hobby because we found a cheap deal for a bunch of cichlids (Osars, JD, Convict, Sevrum, and Syno cats) that came with the 125 and hex tank (flying fox/SAE, rubberlipped plecos, 1 very lonely panda cory), then were given the 55, but then found a deal on a 75 with a stand to space out the overstocked cichlid tank. Two of the Oscars were ready to mate and then something spooked the female in the night and we didn't find her until morning... It was a pretty bad day.
I did momentarily think about getting local driftwood from the area and boiling it but the cyprus knees are likely not good for fish in the aquarium. The taller vals I can source from a friend's 1000 gallon tank that has relatively low light.
I did momentarily think about getting local driftwood from the area and boiling it but the cyprus knees are likely not good for fish in the aquarium. The taller vals I can source from a friend's 1000 gallon tank that has relatively low light.