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[Phillydubs]

A couple of? Discus? Or?

You may want to lay out your stocking plan and addition plan here, cross contam is a bugger and QT is real, so be sure you have that thought out... heading out to grab some fish locally, then adding more later and again and again may make things rough for you in due time.... just sayin

[karpomatic]

My LFS, which I have bought from for over 20 years and never had a single issue with, has some Dwarf cichlids and a L235 Flying Pleco in stock. I want to get a small group in the tank and get it established. I don't have the cash to drop for 8 or 10 Discus all at once. I'm planning on a trip to Discus R Us in August, its only about an hour drive for me, and hoping to come home with 4 to 6 Discus depending on size. Plans may change but that is what I am hoping for. Who knows, if the LFS has something else interesting I may get that instead. I'm staying strictly Amazon river basin though.

Oh, and I already have a 46 gal bowfront set up in my basement as a QT/ hospital tank for future purchases.

[karpomatic]

A couple of thoughts / questions on the noise...

Is your overflow sucking in air as well as water?

Another thought is it could be the 45 angles creating turbulence in the water right before it enters your sump creating noise.

You should be able to achieve complete silence with your setup.

There are air holes on the accessory kit. Someone else suggested hard piping the drains with PVC instead of the vinyl tubing. Would that cancel the noise?

[Phillydubs]

My LFS, which I have bought from for over 20 years and never had a single issue with, has some Dwarf cichlids and a L235 Flying Pleco in stock. I want to get a small group in the tank and get it established. I don't have the cash to drop for 8 or 10 Discus all at once. I'm planning on a trip to Discus R Us in August, its only about an hour drive for me, and hoping to come home with 4 to 6 Discus depending on size. Plans may change but that is what I am hoping for. Who knows, if the LFS has something else interesting I may get that instead. I'm staying strictly Amazon river basin though.

Oh, and I already have a 46 gal bowfront set up in my basement as a QT/ hospital tank for future purchases.

I respect whatever moves you want to make and how you want to execute. I also understand that finances play a big role in this hobby, especially discus. With that, I again say, think it out because a lot of times, even on paper, it seems good but then it goes wrong...

I would def. start with at least 6 discus. Make sure your QT all new after that and go through it properly or all the hard money you scraped for the first 6 will be donezitooo... Sometimes it is best to just save and wait, if it takes 2 extra months or years to do it right, in the end its worth it.

A lot of times we forget the cost of our time, stress, and heartache not to mention meds. When it goes wrong

[Phillydubs]

P.S. - are you a jersey guy?

[karpomatic]

P.S. - are you a jersey guy?

Yes. Vineland.

[Phillydubs]

Cool! I grew up in Bordentown!

[Ryan925]

There are air holes on the accessory kit. Someone else suggested hard piping the drains with PVC instead of the vinyl tubing. Would that cancel the noise?

Is the tank dual corner overflows with single drain from each side? Sounds like you are running a durso overflow style. Not really the quietest thing

[Ryan925]

Oh, they already are. after the elbows in the photo, I have tubing that goes to the bottom of the sump and the water flows up through bio-balls.

Having them too far below water level can slow down flow also. Usually about an 1" below water level is good

[Clawhammer]

Is the tank dual corner overflows with single drain from each side? Sounds like you are running a durso overflow style. Not really the quietest thing

+1

[karpomatic]

Is the tank dual corner overflows with single drain from each side? Sounds like you are running a durso overflow style. Not really the quietest thing

One of these in each corner

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[karpomatic]

Went to the LFS for Father's Day and picked up the first batch!

L235 Flying Pleco
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Hill Stream Loaches
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2 pair of Apistogramma Macmasteri. I got a photo off the net because mine are hiding or too quick for a good photo.
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[karpomatic]

They're not great photos. I had to take them with my flash as he was hiding too well. This was right after I added them to the tank. They move around great now. I'll get better photos tonight.

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[karpomatic]

L235 Flying Pleco and a Hill Stream Loach

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[Phillydubs]

Nice... How are they doing? I know nothing about loaches, took a quick google gander and they don't seem to like the same water as discus, especially temp, what do you keep yours at?