ChrisH
04-16-2003, 10:11 PM
Hello Everyone,
Been lurking around here for a week or so, and I've already learned quite a bit about Discus. Of course I have TONS MORE to learn. I'm thinking of starting a 180g planted Discus tank, but I have a few ?'s.
Since I've never kept Discus before, or live plants, am I asking for trouble by trying to do both at once?? I'm starting to think that I should just start out with the fish, and progress on to the live plants at a later time. I don't want to jepardize the health of the Discus by trying to "adjust things" to help the plants.
If keeping just fish for the time being, what kind of substrate should I go with, so I don't make a mess later on when I want to start plants? I assume that I should go with less lighting also, until I start adding plants, correct? Let me know if I'm making sence here. Give me any advice that I need. Thanks very much!!
ChrisH
Been lurking around here for a week or so, and I've already learned quite a bit about Discus. Of course I have TONS MORE to learn. I'm thinking of starting a 180g planted Discus tank, but I have a few ?'s.
Since I've never kept Discus before, or live plants, am I asking for trouble by trying to do both at once?? I'm starting to think that I should just start out with the fish, and progress on to the live plants at a later time. I don't want to jepardize the health of the Discus by trying to "adjust things" to help the plants.
If keeping just fish for the time being, what kind of substrate should I go with, so I don't make a mess later on when I want to start plants? I assume that I should go with less lighting also, until I start adding plants, correct? Let me know if I'm making sence here. Give me any advice that I need. Thanks very much!!
ChrisH