Worried

[christian1971]

My wife bought me four acrylic aquarium from a garage sale. They are pre drilled for easy draining and filling. There might be one problem, size.
They are 4 feet length x 14inches wide and 14inches high. I am concerned that this will not be a good size to grow out discus. What do you think?

[Skip]

you have 4 40g tanks..

there is no problem at all... in fact.. its great that you can stack them for spacewise.. i would love that set up!!

[Second Hand Pat]

Sounds perfect :)

[christian1971]

I have been reading that a 75gal tank is best for growing out discus. That this height of 14 inches is not the best? You think with doing daily water changes I can still achieve good
size discus?

[roclement]

IMO...the best tank size to grow out discus is one that you can maintain properly.

Rodrigo

[christian1971]

I'm not sure if my description was confusing. Each tank is 4 feet length x 14 inches tall x 14 inches wide.
Stacked I could use pvc pipes to fill and drain them at the same time (somehow??). I am technically challenged
so I have yet to figure out how to do such a set up. But I was also planning to have a larger pvc pipe run
along the corner of the wall drain into the basement drain. Tanks are in basement with cement floor. Also have
a water line running above tanks which is not being used.

[atitagain]

christian1971 I may be wrong but the drilled hole I believe are for filtration unless they are on the top of the tanks.

[TURQ64]

Those aren't the dimensions of a 75...I have several, and they are 48X18X21....I'm challenged by tank math as far as cubic feet =gallons, so I don't know what that size you mentioned is (something around a 45g)..Not that it matters, 'cuz Rod hit the nail on the head.....JMO, Gary

[christian1971]

I previously had a 75 gal but we ended up DROPPING it earlier this week! So I had to cancel my discus order with Kenny. My wife found these four tanks for $10 a piece.

[TURQ64]

They will make future breeding tanks.....Jeesh!..Somewhere in MN they're selling 75's for a buck a gallon...LFS mentioned on MinnFish.....

[strawberryblonde]

Those are 40 gallon tanks Christian, and though smaller than what you'd use for sub-adult or adult discus, they are absolutely big enough to grow out juvie discus.

If you're planning on buying a 75 gallon tank for them when they are grown, go ahead and set up a 40 gallon, then buy 6-7 smaller discus...say 2.5 - 3" ones. They'll grow fairly quickly, but you should be able to house them in the 40 gallon for at least 2 months, possibly 3.

That would give you time to find a good deal for your 75 on craigslist. Heck, you might even find a nice 90 gallon in the next few months!

For raising them I'd just use a sponge filter, heater and leave it barebottom so you don't take up extra space with substrate. More water in the tank is a good thing in a 40 gallon. You can always add a potted plant or a small piece of driftwood for decoration. =)

[strawberryblonde]

Did I mention that you could use a second 40 gallon to hold and QT a couple of rams and some nice tetras? If you get them now, they'd be ready for your big discus tank once the discus are grown out...bonus!!