what's the best filtration for the beautiful discus

[Ash92]

Hi guys ash again 😊 just bin doing abit more research but would love some feedback from you guys I already have a fluval fx6 external filter but also have the sponge filters also the ones were you put the air line in the top part of it I guess you guys no what I mean lol I don't have room for a sump either but what would you guys recommend on the filter situation?

[Phillydubs]

What size tank? What are the stocking levels?

Sounds to me like you have a nice amount of filtration already. Most people only use one of those methods so you have a big canister and sponges, keep up with water changes and your filter maintenance and you should be more than good.

[Ash92]

I have a 75 gallon and I'm thinking of getting 4 or 5 discus about 3" but I dont no what's better to use out of canister filter or the sponge filters

[Lido]

If you have both why not use both?

[rickztahone]

I have a 75 gallon and I'm thinking of getting 4 or 5 discus about 3" but I dont no what's better to use out of canister filter or the sponge filters

your FX6 is more than enough.

[Ash92]

Thanks for the comments it's just that I watched a video and they said with a canister filter when feeding beef heart the uneaten food will get sucked up and stay stuck in the filter and keep cycling around I just thought I would ask you guys

[Neptune]

Thanks for the comments it's just that I watched a video and they said with a canister filter when feeding beef heart the uneaten food will get sucked up and stay stuck in the filter and keep cycling around I just thought I would ask you guys

But a prefilter sponge over the intake and clean it regularly.

[LizStreithorst]

Any kind of filtration does well. No matter how over filtered a tank is you still have to do daily WC if you want your fish to grow well. Personally, I prefer sponges to canisters due to their ease of maintenance.

[rickztahone]

Thanks for the comments it's just that I watched a video and they said with a canister filter when feeding beef heart the uneaten food will get sucked up and stay stuck in the filter and keep cycling around I just thought I would ask you guys

2 options, turn off the filters when feeding or use prefilters during feeding.

[warblad79]

Regardless what kind of filtration you used but it's the frequency of water change and how many % is the most important. I'm using both sponge filter and canister but I still do large water change 80%-100% daily.

[Ash92]

I will be doing 50 /70% water changes daily

[Ash92]

But a prefilter sponge over the intake and clean it regularly.

What u mean ptarmigan a prefilter over the intake

[Phillydubs]

This is a pre filter - very cheap and easy to use, will keep your filter very clean and solve your beefheart and food suction issue... or as rick suggested, shut the filters feed, then fire them back up..

https://www.amazon.com/Pre-Filter-Sp.../dp/B004K9A15G

[pitdogg2]

2 options, turn off the filters when feeding or use prefilters during feeding.

this ^^^^

[adrian31@outlook.com]

Thanks for the comments it's just that I watched a video and they said with a canister filter when feeding beef heart the uneaten food will get sucked up and stay stuck in the filter and keep cycling around I just thought I would ask you guys

I use an FX6. I always turn off my filter during feeding, back on after the siphon/cleaning. Besides this I replaced the intake tube with another that has a sponge attached, which I got from my LPS. Before I did both of those things so much excess food/waste went into it I would have had to clean it daily to keep my Discus healthy. Now it stays perfectly clean of all this.