Why bare bottom tanks are better for discus

[Discusdude7]

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well here is a picture of the mess 5 of my discus managed to make in one day. Ridiculous how much poop was in the tank. There is more is the corners behind the sponge filters. Took about 2 minutes to vacuum. IMO there's No way you could get all that poop in a tank with a 3-5 inch deep gravel bed...

[trungnguyen]

I agree. Bare bottom is best.


Trung.

[ronald sherman]

Wow I like too know your what I'm doing wrong perhap's not cleaning my water changer often enough as I've have 2 bare bttm discus fish tank's and it seem just after a few month's the suction get slower abd slower on my 3 rd 1 in just 15 month's I do every 2-3 month run it threw with bleach but for not very long maybe a half hr then run it threw with water with safe perhap's my water pressure isb't strong enough the last 1 I got rid of was almost impossible too start it had so much gunk and I think I was putting my gunk in the tank than taking out there should be more post on how too take care of them as I alway's keep mine hookup too the facet

[ronald sherman]

btw both my tank's are bb tank's

[Discusdude7]

Wow I like too know your what I'm doing wrong perhap's not cleaning my water changer often enough as I've have 2 bare bttm discus fish tank's and it seem just after a few month's the suction get slower abd slower on my 3 rd 1 in just 15 month's I do every 2-3 month run it threw with bleach but for not very long maybe a half hr then run it threw with water with safe perhap's my water pressure isb't strong enough the last 1 I got rid of was almost impossible too start it had so much gunk and I think I was putting my gunk in the tank than taking out there should be more post on how too take care of them as I alway's keep mine hookup too the facet

What water changer do you use?

[John_Nicholson]

Wow I like too know your what I'm doing wrong perhap's not cleaning my water changer often enough as I've have 2 bare bttm discus fish tank's and it seem just after a few month's the suction get slower abd slower on my 3 rd 1 in just 15 month's I do every 2-3 month run it threw with bleach but for not very long maybe a half hr then run it threw with water with safe perhap's my water pressure isb't strong enough the last 1 I got rid of was almost impossible too start it had so much gunk and I think I was putting my gunk in the tank than taking out there should be more post on how too take care of them as I alway's keep mine hookup too the facet

Would love to try and help but someone is going to have to translate this first.

-john

[Discusdude7]

Another example

[Rudustin]

I agree with Discusdude. All five of my tanks are BB and yes, with frequent feeding your get frequent poop and I cannot imagine ever being able to clean all that up with a substrate and planted tank.

Another example

[YSS]

Sure, BB tanks are easier to clean and subsequently better for water quality. This goes for all fish, not just for discus. But to keep healthy discus, you don't have to clean up every drop of discus poop from the tank.

[dirtyplants]

Poop organic waste, breaks down becomes fertilizer for plants. no little turds laying in on substrate.

[nc0gnet0]

Would love to try and help but someone is going to have to translate this first.

-john

I will take a wild stab at it........his python is fubared.

(Hanna, I would like to buy a period please)

[Nick Klimkowski]

I agree discus dude, it seems I am alway cleaning a tank. the worst is when you are finally done cleaning them out and each tank is spotless and then another one poops again...lol.