What to keep in new tank

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So I have been given a a large fish tank it's 4ft by 2ft by 2ft so it's pretty big and it had already been set up for reptiles or snakes I just need to kit it out a bit but that will depend on what I put in so if anyone can suggest something nice I can put in there I want a nice display animal in there

Assuming that it has a decent secure top (not a screen top, but a real top that will help it hold appropriate heat and humidity levels) I would look at something like a male BCI, dumeril's boa, or a female king snake/larger colubrid.

We have a 125 gallon tank that won't hold water - one of the sides cracked so we replaced it - and we had to make plexiglas lock-in lids for it, use UTH's on both sides with two thermostats plus a heat lamp in winter to maintain temps, etc. It does work ok but it takes a lot more effort to maintain it and to clean it than an enclosure specifically designed for a reptile does.