Is this good parameters for a new Discus tank?

[Second Hand Pat]

Do you know what specific container I can use?

Brute?

And will 7.6 ph be good for Discus?

7.6 should be fine.

Im gonna search around lowes and home depot tomorrow to get a 44 gallon NSF standard #2 and #21 food safe brute container.

Good, I have two 44 and two 33s.

I just realized that the containers I used to fill water up with are the bad recycled kind that can leach chemicals.

This is so much fail for me in one night. argh..

Better to know now than later.

[CajunAg]

Try looking on your local Craigslist for blue/white 55 gal storage barrels. Anything that once held food or food-grade additives will be fine. I got mine for $12

[Larry Bugg]

The Brute cans are excellent. I have used them for a couple of years now. Your PH rising after sitting for 24 hours is not unusual at all. When it ages the Co2 is gassed off which causes the PH to rise. I wouldn't worry about aging the water for your other fish. This topic is debated quite often but my personal belief is that a PH swing due to off gassing of Co2 will not adversely affect your fish. I age my water primarily so I will have it heated to the exact temp I am looking for. I would bet a very high percentage of aquarist around the world don't age water before doing water changes on a community tank. With Discus we take a lot more care than the average aquarist though. Partly becaues of the expense of the fish and maybe partly because they are more sensitive to water changes or maybe better put water quality than other fish??

Larry

[BlazednSleepy]

You guys are right. Ill wait till the new tank set up starts rolling along in a few months to get the containers for age and heat the water for the discus.