Planted Discus Tank

[revkev]

6x2x2 tank substrate eco-complete,Plants Hairgrass, red & green tiger lotus,
Aponogeton crispus,crypts,Echinodorus,
CO2 injection 24 hrs 2 bubbles per sec , Lighting twin T5 80 watt 12hrs 8am to 8 pm.
Water change 1/3 tank every weekend with aged water.
Water temp 29-30C PH 6.30
Aquatronica computer
Fish 17 Discus ,20 cardinals, 20+ rummynose tetras.
Approx 15 snails
Eheim auto feeder 4 times a day tetra colorbits + beefheart mix at 4pm
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[Tropical Haven]

Very nice looking tank, I like the way that it is decorated.

[katt-ja]

i need to hire someone to help me with my layout. it just looks so blah to me.. can u hire people to do that?

[GrillMaster]

Welcome to "SD" Rev!

Like the tank, and like the fish! Thanks for sharing! Some of your Discus look a lil moody though. Try an do a WC every few days an see how they act to that. :)

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Mark

[GrillMaster]

i need to hire someone to help me with my layout. it just looks so blah to me.. can u hire people to do that?

You dont need to hire anyone...Just do the research thing and get inspired. :)

[katt-ja]

oh trust me i have done hours of that... i just suck! haha

[happygirl65]

You could post some pics...whole tank shots, start a new thread for suggestions. You will get lots of ideas from all of us plant lovers. :)

One of the things I did before planting my new 90 gal was to actually draw the footprint and then do a scale drawing of how much space each plant would take once it was fully grown (using circles as though looking down from above) then I knew how many plants I needed to cover the heavily planted areas and how many I needed for the groundcover. It worked pretty well. I still ended up getting some more in the end but it was a great start. :)