Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
Do you have a NO3 test kit to check nitrate levels? Over feeding will lower the ph of your water. If there not eating much, just give them very little each feeding, and vacuum the bottom shortly after. I vacuum the bottom after every feeding, and just doing that I change about 30% of the water everyday if not more. Keep the bottom clean, and wipe down everything in the tank 1 or 2 times a week. hope this helps.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
Yusufm52 did you establish your filter before getting Discus? in the previous post's it sounds like you just jumped the gun and got them without even being ready? Sounds like your system isn't stable because your tank isn't established. The only way to help things now if that's the case is big water changes morning and night. I would forget about aging your water for now and just keep up on water changes. Check for ammonia and nitrites everyday, also check ph to see if its getting more stable.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
Keep doing water changes , morning and night, keep an eye on ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. Ph is also important, but with you tank not being cycled (maybe) that's your least worries. Just to let you know, with a tank that is in the process of establishing itself, when you do water changes, clean the filter it takes longer for the cycle to complete. In order to save your fish you need to do water changes morning and night. Your bacteria cycle will take twice as long as normal, due to the water changes.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
Just the other day I had a friend wanting some of my Pinoy blue angels. I asked before I sold, if the tank was established. They said we will wait a couple of days then. lol. IIIIIIIIIII will not sell fish to anyone without making sure there tank is established first.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
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yusufm52
only problem is i can't seem to confirm whether my fish are eating properly or not, reason being is that, i can't get to clean the tank after every feeding because of work
I'm wondering if you can re-schedule your feeding timings so that you will be able to clean the tank AFTER you feed them then, since this appears to be your concern.
For my case, I feed my discus first thing when I return home from a day's work and perform WC after I have my dinner. After which, I feed them again but I'm not so concerned about leftovers since there's ample bottom feeders and scavengers eager to finish them up.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
Here is a video of the tank which i took today. Check it out and tell me what you guys think?
http://youtu.be/9RNFyW7iyPw
and after watching this please do tell me if i am over thinking this or going over board.. ;)
do tell me if you want to see something else about the tank.
Re: New Build: 230 Gallons Discus tank
You might want to try and epsom salt/Metro/kanaplex combo. A few of my discus were not eating, looking downwards. Took those two out and treated them with epsom salt, API General Cure and Kanaplex for two days...and they are eating like crazy now and aggressive again. Since you don't really know and time is of the essense, it is good I think to treat for both bacteria and parasitic. Furan 2 is also good.
Also, frankly, if you have good filteration - you dont need to change water every day. Twice a week is good man. Make sure the new water is at a similar temp or the cold water shocks them every time and stresses them out. It depends what you feed. If your feeding raw foods like beef heart, then I would do WC every day. But if your feeding flakes/pellets, I think 1-2 WC a week is fine.
Try making a seafood mix. I'd avoid giving them blood worms as that is like crack. Once they get hooked on it, hard to get them off it. Too expensive and seafood mix/dry food have allot more nutrition.