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    Thanks for the kind words Mando.

    How good would black sand look? I've thought about it. Sensibility has got the better of me regarding substrate, mainly the thought of routinely cleaning it is enough for me to keep the bottom bare. ATM I don't clean the bottom, have not had to and that makes me very happy.

    If I was to do it again, I would definitely paint the bottom black. The blue is a bit of a stuff up IMO, though it looks much better with some greenery in the tank and less of the bottom showing.
    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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    Quote Originally Posted by cooper666 View Post
    Thanks for the kind words Mando.

    How good would black sand look? I've thought about it. Sensibility has got the better of me regarding substrate, mainly the thought of routinely cleaning it is enough for me to keep the bottom bare. ATM I don't clean the bottom, have not had to and that makes me very happy.

    If I was to do it again, I would definitely paint the bottom black. The blue is a bit of a stuff up IMO, though it looks much better with some greenery in the tank and less of the bottom showing.
    I would only consider a small layer of sand once they are adults. Black substrate would darken the fish a lot and I’m not sure you’ll like that. You have good flow if your bottom stays clean, just make sure to change the filter sock at least weekly.

    I love blue so I love it the way you have it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mando View Post
    I would only consider a small layer of sand once they are adults. Black substrate would darken the fish a lot and I’m not sure you’ll like that. You have good flow if your bottom stays clean, just make sure to change the filter sock at least weekly.
    Agree with Armando here. Also the discus will want to blend in with dark sand and blue discus will almost look black as a result.
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    Well, there ya go perhaps blue wasn't the worst choice.

    Yeah, there's heaps of flow against the glass. I wish I could change the filter every week, it blocks and gets swapped out every day. Its annoying but good for the WQ.
    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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    Quote Originally Posted by cooper666 View Post
    Well, there ya go perhaps blue wasn't the worst choice.

    Yeah, there's heaps of flow against the glass. I wish I could change the filter every week, it blocks and gets swapped out every day. Its annoying but good for the WQ.
    Can we see a pic of your sump? any chance of fitting two socks?

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    There's a very quick look at my sump in the first vid I posted. My sock is 200um mesh, not felt, and I fill it with glass wool. Without the wool It blocks twice a day. TBH I'm quite happy to change the sock frequently, best to remove crud before it feeds micro's and becomes aqueous pollutants. Part of the problem is that my sock is short, I've got another much longer one in the post which should be good for at least 2 days. Either way I'm not phased, the tank is free of rotting material and I don't siphon... happy days. I'm pretty handy and there's nothing stopping me from adding a larger mech filter unit ontop of my sump, but for now I'll see how the bigger sock goes.

    Just a quickie, mech filters that get changed once a week must be an awesome breeding ground for all sorts of bad stuff right? not to mention the ammonia that much leach out of the things.
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    On another note, a few of my discus are displaying pairing behaviour. They are not that big and I'm worried that it's a sign that the growth might be slowing down. Is it normal for 4 inch fish to start making sexy displays at each other and making gestures at potential spawning sites. Its nothing full on ATM but some fish seem very keen to pair.
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    They are about 9 months old at 4.5" and some may or may not begin to show spawning stimulation at that age.

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    They can start breeding at that age. If you're worried about them and their growth, just remove the eggs from the tank if they do lay. They stop eating once they have to start caring for the eggs/fry.

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    Cool guys, Sounds like normal behaviour and nothing to worry about.
    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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    Here's a quick vid of the sump and mechanics. I've given up on pics LOL vids are so much easier. BTW the vids are on my wife's account.

    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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    fish 11.jpgfish 12.jpg

    Got photos of all of my fish, I think. I have 12 in there now and I'm done buying fish for this tank, It's stocked IMO.

    These fish all came from the LFS, there's no breeders around me that I know of. I like them all and I think they are growing well, although I don't really have the experience to qualify such a statement.

    In case you haven't noticed I like blue fish and stripey fish, not much love for solid reds and yellows here.
    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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    I love blues as it's my favorite color.

    my favorites are the middle bar fish on post #42 pic 1 and 5 and then there's 3#

    Fish look nice an healthy! show pics of the whole tank

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    whole tank.jpg

    Fish #1 is my fave too.
    My tank - http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?135251-coopers-6x2x2&highlight=

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