Rubberducky
02-22-2012, 02:09 AM
1) Please Introduce your self and tell us what your experience is with fishkeeping, give us as much information as possible as to how long in the hobby, what you have kept in the past and what you currently are working with.
I've kept fish on and off for the last twenty years, mostly kept Cichlids.
2) If you have no previous experience with keeping discus, have you done any research to properly prepare yourself, e.g. have you read any Stickies in this section of SimplyDiscus, or other material?
Been researching for about four months.
3) Describe your tank, its size and dimensions, breeding or display. Include how long it has been setup or if it is still being cycled?
I have a cycled 120 gallon display tank. 60''Lx18''Wx26"H. Its been setup for about six weeks.
4) Describe the décor for the tank; type of substrate or bare bottom (BB), whether the tank will be planted or a biotope.
Gravel with a very large piece of driftwood, with a few fake plants.
5) Describe your water changes planned or practiced, percentage and how often. Include if you age your water and use of tap/RO or mix.
I have been changing about 50% every third day.
6) Describe the type of filtration planned/used for the tank; sponge, HOB and/or sump. Also include the other equipment you are, or will be, using in your tank, e.g. heater, lighting, etc.
It has a thirty gallon sump. Two 300 watt jager heaters, one in the sump and one in the overflow. Both heaters are connected to a Finnex HC810M temp controller. I have two 46" Power-Glo 54W T5 HO light bulbs.
7) If the tank is already setup and running, include the water parameters;
- temp: 83 degrees
- tank ph: 7.4
- Ph of the water straight out of your tap: Its off the chart, 8.8+. According to local water dept it is 9.6 but I have not been able to verify due to API test only going up to 8.8
- ammonia reading: 0
- nitrite reading: 0
- nitrate reading: 10.0-10.0 straight out of the tap also
- municipal water: yes
8) Describe your current or planned stocking levels; number/size of discus and number/type of dither fish. Where did you get your discus from or do you have a proposed source for getting your discus?
I currently have 10 Lemon tetras, 10 Cardinal tetras, 4 BN, 6 Cory, 2 GBR. I plan on adding 8 4''+ discus with in the next couple of weeks from Central Ohio Discus.
9) Describe your planned or existing feeding regimen. Include what and how often you are feeding on a daily basis.
Not sure on what I'm going to feed discus when I get them. Currently feed community fish Sera flake food. BN get the occasional Tetra algae wafer.
10) What are your goals in this hobby? For example are you looking to keep discus in a planted community tank, or do you hope to become a hobby breeder of Discus? Do you want to raise Discus with the hopes of competing in shows?
I just want happy healthy discus to stare at!
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/DGLemon/c779685c.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/DGLemon/7e422316.jpg
I've kept fish on and off for the last twenty years, mostly kept Cichlids.
2) If you have no previous experience with keeping discus, have you done any research to properly prepare yourself, e.g. have you read any Stickies in this section of SimplyDiscus, or other material?
Been researching for about four months.
3) Describe your tank, its size and dimensions, breeding or display. Include how long it has been setup or if it is still being cycled?
I have a cycled 120 gallon display tank. 60''Lx18''Wx26"H. Its been setup for about six weeks.
4) Describe the décor for the tank; type of substrate or bare bottom (BB), whether the tank will be planted or a biotope.
Gravel with a very large piece of driftwood, with a few fake plants.
5) Describe your water changes planned or practiced, percentage and how often. Include if you age your water and use of tap/RO or mix.
I have been changing about 50% every third day.
6) Describe the type of filtration planned/used for the tank; sponge, HOB and/or sump. Also include the other equipment you are, or will be, using in your tank, e.g. heater, lighting, etc.
It has a thirty gallon sump. Two 300 watt jager heaters, one in the sump and one in the overflow. Both heaters are connected to a Finnex HC810M temp controller. I have two 46" Power-Glo 54W T5 HO light bulbs.
7) If the tank is already setup and running, include the water parameters;
- temp: 83 degrees
- tank ph: 7.4
- Ph of the water straight out of your tap: Its off the chart, 8.8+. According to local water dept it is 9.6 but I have not been able to verify due to API test only going up to 8.8
- ammonia reading: 0
- nitrite reading: 0
- nitrate reading: 10.0-10.0 straight out of the tap also
- municipal water: yes
8) Describe your current or planned stocking levels; number/size of discus and number/type of dither fish. Where did you get your discus from or do you have a proposed source for getting your discus?
I currently have 10 Lemon tetras, 10 Cardinal tetras, 4 BN, 6 Cory, 2 GBR. I plan on adding 8 4''+ discus with in the next couple of weeks from Central Ohio Discus.
9) Describe your planned or existing feeding regimen. Include what and how often you are feeding on a daily basis.
Not sure on what I'm going to feed discus when I get them. Currently feed community fish Sera flake food. BN get the occasional Tetra algae wafer.
10) What are your goals in this hobby? For example are you looking to keep discus in a planted community tank, or do you hope to become a hobby breeder of Discus? Do you want to raise Discus with the hopes of competing in shows?
I just want happy healthy discus to stare at!
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/DGLemon/c779685c.jpg
http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/DGLemon/7e422316.jpg