My first discus adventure!

[Gremi16]

Mine are... or were... plant torturers as well. They're looking quite nice! With those water changes and gobs of food they'll be growing like weeds in no time.

Thank you. They’re little pigs, lol. Every time I go over to the tank, they swim to the top looking for food.

[Gremi16]

Looks like you have a very interesting mix of Discus there.. They looks very healthy and happy. You are doing very well with them! Keep it and I am sure they will be awesome as adults.

al

Thanks Al. Can’t wait to get my big tank going and getting them moved over.

[Gremi16]

1 month in and everyone is doing well. Eating everything like pigs

[brewmaster15]

They look great! Very healthy and shaping up nicely! Well done.

AL

[Gremi16]

They look great! Very healthy and shaping up nicely! Well done.

AL

Thanks Al. I owe it all to you and everyone here on SD that has passed on their knowledge and experience.

[LizStreithorst]

Keep it up. Good job!

[jwcarlson]

Looks like they're growing wonderfully! Very good job!

[Seanliftsnyc]

Good job with them….Discus eating like lil pigs is always a great sign of you doing it right����

[Second Hand Pat]

They look great and looks to be growing nicely, well done there
Pat

[Greg-Florida]

Hey @Gremi16,

The fish look great!
I'm new at this.
Will you be moving some of these fish off to larger tank or what's the plan, if you don't mind me asking?
Congrats!
Greg

[Gremi16]

Hey @Gremi16,

The fish look great!
I'm new at this.
Will you be moving some of these fish off to larger tank or what's the plan, if you don't mind me asking?
Congrats!
Greg

Yep, posting a pic now of the upgraded tank. Thanks

[Gremi16]

Update: here’s my 75G, setup and ready to go. Moving over my media from the other tank soon. Used the K.I.S.S. Method on this one for sure, but I love it. Don’t mind the reddish color in the pic…have to set up my camera better. All plants are real, including the Christmas moss used for the bonsai

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[Second Hand Pat]

Beautiful tank Gremi Tell us more about the filtration etc.
Pat

[Gremi16]

Beautiful tank Gremi Tell us more about the filtration etc.
Pat

Thanks Pat! I have a sump in the cabinet. Just a ton of bioballs in the first chamber and a bunch of ceramic bio media in the middle chamber. Water runs down and under through the bioballs and up through the ceramic bio and waterfalls into the return pump area. Also have a bag of oyster shells in the return chamber to keep the pH nice and steady at 6.8-7.0. Most controllers and electrical are run through that hole in the wall that leads into my small fish room.


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[dagray]

instead of Prime as a dechlorinator vitamin C works well... 500mg per 10 gallons

The Asorbic Acid molecule bonds to the Chlorine/Chloramine and makes a neutral.

This is a USDA recommendation. They recommend if one has a cistern for drinking water to put bleach in the cistern to keep bad bacteria from growing, and then vitamin C to remove the bleach and make the water drinkable.