Well the only guy that I know personally has bred heckel to heckel did it in a 40 gallon take. He had the water so soft they he had to come home from work at lunch and do a 50% WC and then do another one that night before going to bed. Otherwise the ph would crash. I suggessted to Al many years ago that if I was trying to do it I would put a group together and setup a tank with an overflow. Get a small 50 gallon a day ro and just let it run 24/7.
-john