My 6' Heavily Planted Discus Tank.

[Poppa Ryno]

Luuuusssshhhhh

[Poppa Ryno]

The rams

[Filip]

Whoooa . Lush indeed Ryan .
Plants and discus in a great shape and a tottaly algae / dirt free tank is a huge plus on you too.
Just Keep on doin what you doin and keep us posted with your beautiful pics .

[two utes]

Very nice Ryan. Looking awesome! Must be very satisfying sitting in front of that tank.

[Poppa Ryno]

Whoooa . Lush indeed Ryan .
Plants and discus in a great shape and a tottaly algae / dirt free tank is a huge plus on you too.
Just Keep on doin what you doin and keep us posted with your beautiful pics .

Thank you very much. Ii try my best

[Poppa Ryno]

Very nice Ryan. Looking awesome! Must be very satisfying sitting in front of that tank.

Indeed it is. Thank you for the compliment.

[DeboInRRTX]

Duuuude beautiful tanks.

[BmoreBraap]

Love your rams. How many do you keep in ther tank? I have 2 pairs that I was going to put together in a 125, but am a little worried about that males clashing...

[Poppa Ryno]

Love your rams. How many do you keep in ther tank? I have 2 pairs that I was going to put together in a 125, but am a little worried about that males clashing...

I keep 6 pairs. I dont have much if any trouble with them being aggressive. I usually breed them in 40b dorm style and have 0 trouble. The electric blues & bolivians are IME very mild mannered. My GBR & Gold rams peacock a lot, but 0 attacking. In a 125g they have more than enough room to have seperate territory. When they pick a spot they usually set up abt a 30cm territory. I think youll do just fine with 2 pairs in there.

[BmoreBraap]

Thanks for the info. Cant wait to get them out of QT...I'm about to purchase an RO unit due to my crappy well water having high Nitrates(and everything else at the higher end for rams & discus). What water parameters do you keep this tank with discus and rams at?

[Poppa Ryno]

Duuuude beautiful tanks.

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[undel]

This tank is gorgeous!

I'm going to fixate on an odd thing here, but how are the Malaysian trumpet snails working for you so far? I'm interested in their ability to aerate the substrate and prevent anaerobic bacteria pockets, but I really don't want them all over my glass. In your photos, yours seem to be sticking to the substrate. Are you clearing them off your glass before you take photos, or do they stick to the ground naturally? I read that they tend to come out at night. Do you find that to be the accurate?

[Poppa Ryno]

This tank is gorgeous!

I'm going to fixate on an odd thing here, but how are the Malaysian trumpet snails working for you so far? I'm interested in their ability to aerate the substrate and prevent anaerobic bacteria pockets, but I really don't want them all over my glass. In your photos, yours seem to be sticking to the substrate. Are you clearing them off your glass before you take photos, or do they stick to the ground naturally? I read that they tend to come out at night. Do you find that to be the accurate?

Thank you. Lol, no i dont wipe them off the glass. They mainly stay in substrate for me. I have a ton in there. They do excellent at aerating my substrate. Mine are very active at night, but are active during day. Just not as much. I put them in most of my planted tanks.

[undel]

I may have to look into cultivating some of these little guys then! They're not pretty, but they seem darned helpful. Thank you for sharing.

[Poppa Ryno]

Thanks for the info. Cant wait to get them out of QT...I'm about to purchase an RO unit due to my crappy well water having high Nitrates(and everything else at the higher end for rams & discus). What water parameters do you keep this tank with discus and rams at?

I mix & age my water for a minimumof 24hrs to gas. I use RO and remineralize to 90tds when breeding them. I keep the tds at 200+/- in display tanks. I keep my water between 82 & 84. I do daily WC's. Run 4 @3w led green element lights. I use a sunsun406b and fluval FX6 cannisters for filtration. These are linked in with a 4' UV sterilizer. My nitrates i keep beliw 10ppm but honestly havent tested for anything but TDS in years. If your husbandry is true discus style (daily WC & spot clean after feedings) your params will stay fairly consistent. The rams breed readily in here. I just stealthe eggs like a thief in the night & artificially hatch & raise them.