Re: Discus + Planted - substrate
Layering substrate in a discus won't work for long. It must be deep cleaned using a pathon around the plants. You can use roots, rocks, ranches and even leaves if you want a natural looking discus tank. Discus in the wild are usually not found where plants grow year round. More in flooded forest areas. Best answer so far is post #6 IMO.
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Thanks.
Where can I see your planted discus sand tanks?
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janivr
Thanks.
Where can I see your planted discus sand tanks?
Here is my thread from my grow out tank :
In the first post of the thread you have another link from the previous set ups :
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...t-thread/page4
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This is sand? How did the plants grow?
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Here's one of mine from years ago - Pool filter sand - approx. 1/2" in front, and no more than 2" at the rear where the plants
are located - the plants did well with root tabs and some liquid ferts.
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Here's another - about a year before the previous one, also PFS with juvenile red snakeskins, and fairly similar plantings set-up.
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Nice! Is it still low-tech or it requires higher maintenance because of the ferts.
If I put the JBL proscap, no need to worry about ferts and it provides good water quality for the discus...
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Low tech and easy maintenance.
IME with discus and to the best of my knowledge, there is no plant-beneficial, or plant-friendly, substrate material that provides sufficiently good water quality for discus. Go with PFS.
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discuspaul
Low tech and easy maintenance.
IME with discus and to the best of my knowledge, there is no plant-beneficial, or plant-friendly, substrate material that provides sufficiently good water quality for discus. Go with PFS.
Beautiful tanks, Paul!
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What do you think of this one?
https://youtu.be/uG8d3FPf3ag
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janivr
It's a nice looking tank but not a discus set up. The substrate is all wrong for discus, especially young discus. There's no way to deep clean it.
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Some would say that fellow sure knows how to aqua-scape, and the finished product looks great.
Overall though, it's a very poor environment and set-up for discus, imo- for a variety of reasons.
It's a risky big trouble for discus waiting to happen.