180 Reef to planted Discus tank

[walt3]

looks really sweet. love the layout of the tank. the joy of a large canvas... i feel creatively stunted in my 75.

[Rummy]

The wait has been a killer.

Jim

Remember, good things come to those who wait!
I know what you mean. It feels like an eternity.

[ajvdiscus]

Love it,,,,,

when its full its going to be a 5* tank..

[MightyEvil]

Looking good! Cant wait to see it done!

[fullmonti]

Most of the plants are due tomorrow. I can't wait either.

[CrazyAngels]

OMG, bubbles or no bubbles, this is one sweet setup, congrats. Do let us know when you've planted it so we can check it out.

[MightyEvil]

So? Where are the pictures? pictures pictures pictures pictures!!!

[fullmonti]

The plants are doing great! Most were smaller than I thought they would be, so tank still a little bare. Got them in on Sat. & there are already new leafs on some & growth on them all. I will take new pix this weekend.

In doing web surfing & research I came across a spotted bulldog Discus I couldn't live without. It was at Sunrise Tropicals. I checked out the vender reviews & seemed to be well thought of. So I got him. Hate to pay for shipping for one fish & he had a lot beauties, so I will be receiving four from him next week.

It may be a bit early for Discus but the tank has been so stable & small fish are doing so well I just couldn't pass them up. Pix of them when they get here & settled in.

OK new pix this weekend.

Jim

[AngryBird]

Boring? I just subscribed to your thread. This is one awesome setup.. I really like the scape...

[fullmonti]

OK have some new pix with plants.



FTS front



FTS back side.



The plant on top left was a bulb with no leafs 6 days ago! Kinda scary.



Closeup of front right side. The plants with crinkled leafs will get very long & hopefully go across the surface & help shade the middle of the tank.


Still missing a few plants. I saved a space on the back side for a anubias that gets good size & there will be some plants growing on the driftwood & couple other smaller plants. One thing you can't see yet is, there are three dwarf water lilies bulbs in the area that comes to a point under the driftwood. My plan is to let them grow to the surface & shade the center part of the tank.

Looks a lot better but still bare compared to what it will look like after growing out. Also the color in these photos look a little dull compared to what they looked like before uploading to photobucket. I added a bunch of saturation but still not right.

More when the Discus get here!

Jim

[dadecountyalan]

very nice tank. with fish and more time for the plants you are going to have a amazing set up.

[fullmonti]

I have seen some threads with photos you can click on & they will get quite large. My photos are much larger & look much better before photobucket. So does anyone know how people are uploading images that show up good size but can be enlarged even more when clicked on?

Thanks
Jim

[dadecountyalan]

from who do you plan to get the fish from?

[fullmonti]

I have four coming from Sunrise Tropicals in Cal. He had one I couldn't pass-up & several more that were very nice, so I ended up getting four. After a month or two I plan to get two or three from Hans & a Golden Leopard When I can find a good one. That will be it for Discus for me.

[walt3]

love that substrate! color and grain size. perfect!