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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Layering substrate in a discus won't work for long. It must be deep cleaned using a pathon around the plants. You can use roots, rocks, ranches and even leaves if you want a natural looking discus tank. Discus in the wild are usually not found where plants grow year round. More in flooded forest areas. Best answer so far is post #6 IMO.

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Thanks.
    Where can I see your planted discus sand tanks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by janivr View Post
    Thanks.
    Where can I see your planted discus sand tanks?
    Here is my thread from my grow out tank :
    In the first post of the thread you have another link from the previous set ups :

    http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showth...t-thread/page4

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    This is sand? How did the plants grow?
    Thanks

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Here's one of mine from years ago - Pool filter sand - approx. 1/2" in front, and no more than 2" at the rear where the plants
    are located - the plants did well with root tabs and some liquid ferts.


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    Last edited by discuspaul; 09-23-2019 at 03:56 PM.

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Here's another - about a year before the previous one, also PFS with juvenile red snakeskins, and fairly similar plantings set-up.


    CopyofFTS-saka260007 (2).jpg

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Nice! Is it still low-tech or it requires higher maintenance because of the ferts.
    If I put the JBL proscap, no need to worry about ferts and it provides good water quality for the discus...

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Low tech and easy maintenance.

    IME with discus and to the best of my knowledge, there is no plant-beneficial, or plant-friendly, substrate material that provides sufficiently good water quality for discus. Go with PFS.

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Quote Originally Posted by discuspaul View Post
    Low tech and easy maintenance.

    IME with discus and to the best of my knowledge, there is no plant-beneficial, or plant-friendly, substrate material that provides sufficiently good water quality for discus. Go with PFS.
    Beautiful tanks, Paul!

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Thanks Armando

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Amazing!

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    What do you think of this one?
    https://youtu.be/uG8d3FPf3ag

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    Too weird for me

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Quote Originally Posted by janivr View Post
    What do you think of this one?
    https://youtu.be/uG8d3FPf3ag

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    It's a nice looking tank but not a discus set up. The substrate is all wrong for discus, especially young discus. There's no way to deep clean it.

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    Default Re: Discus + Planted - substrate

    Some would say that fellow sure knows how to aqua-scape, and the finished product looks great.

    Overall though, it's a very poor environment and set-up for discus, imo- for a variety of reasons.
    It's a risky big trouble for discus waiting to happen.

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