Cold Hard Facts for the Hobbyist...

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LOL. Too bad that's not a paying "career". How much fun would that be?!

[Discus master]

YOU BETTER LIKE WATER BECAUSE IT WILL BE ALL OVER YOUR FLOOR

YOUR WIFE MUST LOVE THE SIGHT AND SMELL OF FISH FOOD IN THE FREEZER

I had to buy one of those mini fridges to keep my fish food in just because of that, lol. Works out though as I have it in a room right near the tank! But I found out real quick she really dose not like that smell, and my kids hate the smell of galic guard when I soak frozen food in that from time to time, it is some strong stuff.

[Discus master]

LOL... Fact also...The vacation phobia will pass in time... Though it may take years/decades .
Discus are much like cats...They won't miss you much if you go away a few days....Heck they could care less if you go away a week and may even be so happy that you aren't fussing with their tank that they spawn while you are gone....

...and thats a fact.


-al

I wish I could stop messing with decorating and then re decorting my tank. I probably have enough decoration for about 4, 55 gallon tanks and then some. I just can't find that look I want and when I think I got it I see something on here one of the members tanks and then change it all over again. My wife is going to kill me, latest is I spent about 50$ on Moopani wood and have placed that in the tank, now I am in the process of trying to get it placed "just right" for me, To be honest I feel like this could be it, I wish I would have discoverd this stuff sooner instead of walking past it. But I do like the look of the Manzanita wood as well uh uh here we go again! Just kidding I am done for now I got the one end with Moponia wood in the shape of a tree trunk with several pices and some scarted about the middle with some java fern and then I have a medium high strutcture on the other end. it is finally looking reall good in there with my pool filter sand, a decent amount of Mopani wood some Java fern which I may add some more of that when I get my up graded lighting next week, and with the colorful discus it looks rally nice. Kind of a Biotope but the droft wood dose not come from there and the Java fern. but it is pretty close to natrual as it can be at least there is no fake nothing in there it all natrual elements which against the colorful discus body I think that it really does look the best. i know theres not much plant life in the water where discus come from, but I look the looks of some plants in there it breaks up the darker colors of the wood and water.

[Moon]

Great thread and very good points.
I have accomplished most of the above, some of them more than once or many times
The learning never stops...... there are endless varieties and ways of doing things.
The people that you meet in this hobby is endless and one of the best parts Many of these people have taught me new things, and I thank them all.
Simply Discus has brought a lot of all of this together and I thank Al, Ryan, and Paul for making and keeping this place the way it is.
Its a fact
Ardan

AMEN to that.

[Chad Adams]

Al, Truer words were never spoken.
Great Thread & Thanks for the encouragement my friend!
Chad

[Fons_van_der_Hart]

Well said Al.

I only miss one line:
You'll spend a lot of money on visiting national or international Discus championships.

[brewmaster15]

You'll spend a lot of money on visiting national or international Discus championships.

Yes Fons, that too is a cold hard fact for the hobbyist!

-al

[yusufm52]

Thanks For the Cold Hard Facts..

[Chad Adams]

Man,
I remember this thread. Well worth re-reading.
Thanks again Al.

Chad

[TerryP]

Very true !!!!!!! Love it.

Look forward to any input you have in the future. 😃

[Mr_B]

Definitely worth the read, thanks for posting this

[nomad]

Cold Hard Facts,

I learned one last week, you will spill water. i overflowed my water barrel, maybe around 3 gallons lost on the floor. now im useing a float valve on my R/O output to barrel. I learned the hard way.

[Brent1972]

Cold Hard Facts,

I learned one last week, you will spill water. i overflowed my water barrel, maybe around 3 gallons lost on the floor. now im useing a float valve on my R/O output to barrel. I learned the hard way.

3 gallons !! Thats just a splash I left my HMA filter on all night , Float valve got stuck . 250+ gallons on the floor.

[nomad]

250+ Thats a lot of water, My float is mostly use as a backup in case i forget. But i did rely on it last nite to fill my storage. 3 gallons was a lot to me when i have carpet,lol

[Eddie]

3 gallons !! Thats just a splash I left my HMA filter on all night , Float valve got stuck . 250+ gallons on the floor.

Damn!