I agitate the new tap water for 3 hours by draping the end of the fill hose in the barrel. the water cascade into the tank like a waterfall. The harder the agitation the quicker the pH stabilizes.
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Do you see the python hoses wedged inside the Aqua Clear Filters? Both these tanks are filling at the same time.
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Carol
On the hose that is attached to the pump, I am getting a white film inside the hose and I see some parts turning black. I also see your hose having the same thing is this a problem for the Discus, should I try clean or just leave it alone?????
Thank for all the pic and info it helps me out quite a bit
I just use pond pumps from Walmart (medium or large). There may be better ones out there.
Smaller, cheaper pumps take longer to fill the tank as they pump at a slower rate. You want a balance. You don't want to blast water into the tank, but you don't want to have to watch the tank for an hour while it fills.
I use hoses to fill only and hoses to drain only. Yes, they will eventually turn black inside, but this does not hurt the discus
Wow! Thanks for sharing Carol! A picture says a thousand words. (Now if I can just convince my hubby that we need a discus tank in every room of the house.
Discuscraze, I wouldn't use anything smaller than a 200gph @ 0 head. I used one on my 20gal tank and it worked well. As Carol said, you may want one a little bigger for a 30 gal so your not waiting too long for refills. Kaceyo
Khai, I use cold because warm MAY have copper or sediment or who knows what from the hotwater tank. I have used warm without problems when unavoidable but be sure to add AmQuel or another chlorine/chloramine remover if one of these are added to your tap water. Kaceyo