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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscusBR View Post
    I have no words. Stunning fish and setup.
    Neither do I have words. It's breath taking.
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    Well done!!! It looks amazing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Hand Pat View Post
    Can only say WOW Tobi, killer tank and the fish look great!
    Pat
    Thank you Pat, still slowly chipping away at it

    Quote Originally Posted by Pices View Post
    I could look at this all day. Everything-the tank, the background, the fish, so beautiful!
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    Thanks Patty, we’re just putting all the furniture back into the room, so the all day watching shall commence henceforth.

    Quote Originally Posted by megatrev62 View Post
    Awesome.
    Thank you

    Quote Originally Posted by DiscusBR View Post
    I have no words. Stunning fish and setup.
    Thank you Mauro

    Quote Originally Posted by fljones3 View Post
    That's what I was thinking. How do you get anything else done!
    Place is still messy, so not very comfortable sitting in front of it yet, but in a few days my wife will know where to find me, everytime should she be looking for me

    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    Neither do I have words. It's breath taking.
    Thanks Liz

    Quote Originally Posted by prittbotha View Post
    Well done!!! It looks amazing!
    Thank you. As stated, still incomplete, but today I added the dithers from the quarantine, and decided to throw all tetras in there. Originally the Pristella were supposed to go with the heckels, but once I started catching them up I couldn’t be bothered to separate all of them. Also got some rummynoses, but they suffered heavy losses during quarantine, my guess is due to poor condition and nutritional deficiencies. The ones that survived look healthy.

    So the current stocking is as follows:

    Discus:
    11 Uatuma/Beruri blue
    10 Iripixi red/semi/royal
    2 Nhamunda Guariba red
    2 Paraconi red
    1 Cuipeua semi

    Cichlids:
    4 P. scalare “Amapá Red Back”
    2 Ivanacara adoketa

    Plecos:
    4 L270
    3 L239
    2 L128
    2 LDA16
    1 L333
    1 L142
    1 LDA31
    1 L114
    1 L091
    1 L264

    Corydoras:
    25 C. trilineatus
    20 C. duplicareus
    20 C. davidsandsi
    10 C. metae
    9 CW124
    7 C. oiapoquensis
    6 C. similis
    6 C. aeneus
    6 CW028
    6 C. venezuelanus
    2 C. kanei
    1 C. amapaensis
    1 CW049

    Tetras (rough numbers):
    110 Cardinals
    40 Rummy nose
    30 Pristella maxillaris

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    Some bottom feeder action during dusk:
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    Finally found some plants to float. Went with water sprite and water hyacinths. I had no idea they have purple roots. Will take me a day or 2 to get used to it, but it looks kinda cool (different)

    Just did a water change with syphoning, so the stars of the show are a bit ticked off. Got vitamined blood worms ready though to get on their good side soon enough.


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    Default Re: Tobi’s contest thread -> 650 gallon build

    I'm enjoying your tank thread. Beautiful. Those purple roots are strange!

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    One simple question and I need a clear answer,
    Is "Swimming with my discus" thread coming soon?
    Water change is not just a chore, it's my life now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by snxtif View Post
    One simple question and I need a clear answer,
    Is "Swimming with my discus" thread coming soon?
    Definitely maybe
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    Default Re: Tobi’s contest thread -> 650 gallon build

    Never saw purple roots before, have they stayed purple?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack L View Post
    Never saw purple roots before, have they stayed purple?
    I wondered about that too, Jack. The dither fish are having a ball, but it looks like the Discus need a little more time to become comfortable in that huge tank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LizStreithorst View Post
    I wondered about that too, Jack. The dither fish are having a ball, but it looks like the Discus need a little more time to become comfortable in that huge tank.
    Well I had just been poking around with a pipe for half an hour trying to syphon, they didn’t appreciate it much

    Here’s a water change pic from today, the UV got rid of all the tannins. Makes their colors pop like crazy, better than in the picture, but the overall look is not for me. Just put a load of fulvic acid concentrate in there, we’ll see how long the brown tinge lasts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jack L View Post
    Never saw purple roots before, have they stayed purple?
    They have and will, Jack. It’s the purple rooted water hyacinth, so I’m going by that

    It’s actually a pest in most countries, but there are some good studies proving their efficiency at (of/with? me no englishing) pulling all kinds of toxins and heavy metals out of the water. Which is tbe main reason for me to use floaters and pothos roots in the first place.
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    Just a few things to report which I also hope to get some pictures of in the next few days, right now I’m busy finishing off the heckel tank. Should be done with that in a couple days though, lot less hassle than this one.

    So, got some hitch hikers when I got the rummy noses, 3 Iriatherina werneri (threadfin rainbow fish). Not exactly biotope correct, as they are from Asia, but these little dudes are so much fun to watch, chasing each other and flashing their fins at each other. Stunningly beautiful fish, too. Looking at pics online I guess I have subadults, not fully colored out but fins starting to get darker.

    I seem to have a pair forming, the Cuipeua and the larger of tbe Paraconi are claiming the complete right quarter of the tank, any other discus gets chased away immediately. Should be cool to see what’s going to happen. I think the Cuipeua is quite young, smallest fish in there and not stunted as far as I would say.

    Also, filtration seems to be on point, the water is crystal clear and I can alter the tinge at will, currently using my 5% homemade fulvic acid concentrate and a few new IAL here and there.

    I have also decided not to move the large L095 over, he’s so comfortable in the greens tank with his favorite spot etc, and looks as fat and healthy as can be. No point ripping him out of there.

    Further I have noticed my fish prefer flakes over granules and even over frozen krill and brine shrimp. The only thing they go proper nuts for are FDBW and frozen blood worms.

    That’s it for now, hope to document this in pics soon.
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    Quick FTS from tonight. Did a WC and added some humin, hence the dark water..

    What bothers me with this picture and most others is that I can’t seem to get rid of that really bright spot top left where the plant gets a lot of light. Any iPhone pros here with some tips? I’d rather not use a photoshop type of program but take a good picture straight off.

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    Hey Tobi, Just remove the floating plants along the front edge prior to taking your picture. I think that will remove your hotspots!!
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