Hey all,
New to discus but not fishkeeping. Been reading a lot and thinking of this following setup:
6 discus from discusguy.com - like the prices and if I fail, I don't lose $300 in fish from Kenney. Maybe Hans, he seems a little more reasonable, but I like the selection better at discusguy.com
Standard 55 gallon - because I have one
Bare bottom - bottom painted black, black background
2 AC 70s w/o the carbon - it is what I know and I just don't like the look of sponges in the tank. I don't trust canisters.
2 Eheim Jager 250w heaters - when one fails, the other will prevent a disaster
50% WC daily, 4-5 feeding per day - luckily I work from home so can manage this
Only possible concern is pH. 8.2 out of the tap, 7.6 aged and aerorated 24 hrs. So, with a 50% water change, pH goes from 7.6 to 7.9 then back down to 7.6. Larger changes would naturally mean larger fluctuations, so wondering if doing 100% changes out ot the tap would be too shocking.
Well, this is the idea for grow out anyway.
Thoughts?