Seeking input for my outdoor fish tank (hexbear.net)

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Hello, aquarium enthusiasts!

I live in Washington DC and have a 25 million liter short rimless fish tank which I'd like to stock with plants and animals. Annoyingly, it's only about 45cm deep at the shallow ends, so I'm not sure what would work best.

It's also outdoors, and obviously a bit too large to move. Please help! The algae is going NUTS, so I'd like to prevent that. Plecos? Saltwater? Idk, this kind of isn't my field of expertise and my cabinet is really busy with this whole "Texas secessionist movement" bullshit.

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[-] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 7 points 14 hours ago

Hear me out. Malaysian snails

[-] SwagliacciTheBadClown@hexbear.net 6 points 14 hours ago

Wait holy fuck these are called Melania!?!?!?

[-] POTUSS@hexbear.net 4 points 14 hours ago

I don't get the connection, sorry.

[-] POTUSS@hexbear.net 4 points 14 hours ago

I'm a bit concerned about them accidentally being introduced into natural waterways. Is that a potential problem, DC doesn't get that cold in the winter.

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