125g Discus Tank

[Stussi613]

Here are some specs and pics of my 125g Discus tank. Would appreciate any comments or feedback.

Tank:
125 gallon Starfire front panel.
Rena XP4 filter (soon to be supplemented with a Fluval 404)
250w online heater
Digital thermometer
750gph powerhead for surface agitation (all filter connections are through the holes drilled in the bottom of the tank)
8 light regular T5 fixture (only 4 lights populated)
Pool filter sand and black fluorite substrate

Livestock:
9 discus from Evelyn
~40 Cardinal Tetras
10 Rummynose tetras
4 sterbai cory's
1 useless BN place
5 Otto cats

[Jennie]

how beatifully you design tank! I see fish I like as well! very very nice!

[Chad Hughes]

That's a beautiful sword in your tank!

Tank and fish look great!

[JL15219]

Everything looks great! I really like that white stand....

[2wheelsx2]

Very nice setup. The only thing I would have done differently is to add more rummies, but each person has different taste. May I ask what brand of light is that and where you go it? I have a 125 also (not discus and currently use multiple 36" setups and it would be nice to be able to go to a single light.

[Stussi613]

Everything looks great! I really like that white stand....

Thanks! It's actually a square steel tube stand with melamine cabinet material attached with silicone on the top and sides and white pressboard panels held on with magnets for the doors. Super easy to put together and more of a furniture look.

[Stussi613]

Very nice setup. The only thing I would have done differently is to add more rummies, but each person has different taste. May I ask what brand of light is that and where you go it? I have a 125 also (not discus and currently use multiple 36" setups and it would be nice to be able to go to a single light.

I thought about more rummynose, but I already had all the cardinals. I bought the tank with the light, but I'll try to dig up the name for you from the previous owner. I will say though, it's regular T5 bulbs so the choices for color temp and quality of color rendering is limited.

[2075turner]

Hey nice tank you got there. I haven't seen it in person yet so this is my first viewing of the new set up. 8-)

[Jennie]

seeing those neons makes me miss having them

[TURQ64]

Beautiful tank, mate..Please back it up with a second heater!...Gary

[dadecountyalan]

seeing those neons makes me miss having them

im starting to miss mine to. the bigger my fish get. the more cardinals they kill

[saltydog]

nice, what did you use as a border to hold your plants / substrate in?

[Herbicidal]

Very nice! Beautiful Discus! Like Turq64 says, get a second heater. I had two 300 watt VisiTherms fail 3 days apart on my tank (heaters were only 6 months old), then a week later one failed on my wife's 90 gallon. Thankfully, no fish were lost with the drop in tank temps. Also looks like your digital thermometer show 82.8 degrees? Might be a bit on the low side, in my opinion.

[Stussi613]

nice, what did you use as a border to hold your plants / substrate in?

It's a homemade corrugated plastic divider that you can see at the back of the sand.* Picture #5 shows it the best. I cut two "strips" of it, one slightly taller than the other, then cut slots in the bottom and used small pieces fit into the slots to hold it together. Keeps the sand and flourite separated and has room between the rails for flourite with mid ground plants in it. As soon as the plants in the middle are well rooted and stable I'll probably put some sand on top of the fluorite. Super easy to make that divider and a sheet of it costs less than $20. I usually push the sand right up against it when I do my cleaning and you can't even tell it's there.

If people are interested I can do a build journal with photos...

[Stussi613]

Hey nice tank you got there. I haven't seen it in person yet so this is my first viewing of the new set up. 8-)

We'll have to remedy that soon!