72 Bowfront Discus Tank

[BillyinNYC]

Nice looking tank--a couple of swordplants would be perfect----did you cycle the tank? Was it running just three weeks? Hope you don"t get a build up or a bloom--assuming you used cycled filter materials?

[zhasan]

Nice looking tank--a couple of swordplants would be perfect----did you cycle the tank? Was it running just three weeks? Hope you don"t get a build up or a bloom--assuming you used cycled filter materials?

Yes, plants and some nice Manzanita wood is going in next with some rocks maybe! I didn't cycle the tank really because The substrate and the filter were in my older tanks for about a year... so all the beneficial bacteria was there in the first place! On top of that I'm doing 20% water changes daily for now so hopefully I won't have any problems!

[gerrard00]

Great looking tank! I would keep an eye on your parameters and maybe think about daily changes for fish that small. I have a 72 Gallon Bowfront and the Eheim 2075. I grew out a group of 6 juvies in my tank and I needed daily 50% changes to keep them as happy and hungry as possible.

[zhasan]

Yeh, I'm keeping track of the water parameters on daily basis. Right now I'm doing daily water changes of about 20-25% but after school starts that when I'll be doing water changes minimum every 3rd day!

[Keith Perkins]

Once you're established really big ones like every 3rd day might get you by, I do 3 a week generally. One of them is a 72 bow.

[zhasan]

Once you're established really big ones like every 3rd day might get you by, I do 3 a week generally. One of them is a 72 bow.

Thats what I was thinking too.. I just hope to be established really quickly so I won't have to do so many water changes and can enjoy the tank more!

[zhasan]

I've been doing 25% water changes daily so far... Parameters have been constant and in bounds! Feeding them 4-5 times daily... ofcourse blood worms only!

BNP sucking away at the glass!!

[zhasan]

[zhasan]

Thats all for the Discus tank now!

On the other hand in my quarantine tank i've had a loss of some cardinals... they didn't die but I think they somehow went to the other side of the divider and became an expensive snack for my convict cichlids .

I've had them all in the quarantine tank since boxing day, I'm wondering how long I should keep them in there... They all seem to be very active and eating well with no signs of stress or decease.

[PAR23]

Nice tank. Just curious, why only feeding bloodworms? Juvies should be fed more balanced diet for optimal growth. I would also place pre filter sponge on the intake tube

I usually QT for at least 8 weeks before moving them

[zhasan]

Nice tank. Just curious, why only feeding bloodworms? Juvies should be fed more balanced diet for optimal growth. I would also place pre filter sponge on the intake tube

I usually QT for at least 8 weeks before moving them

I'm only feeding bloodworms because thats the only thing I had available for the first couple of days. When I got the beef heart mixture, I tried feeding to them but they didn;t pick at it. I asked around and people told me to starve them for a couple of days and then feed them whatever I want them to eat and then they'll eat it. So Gotta try that now...

QT for eight weeks eh! Thats a long time but I guess it'd pay off in the long run! ***I need to have patience*** lol..

[PAR23]

I'm only feeding bloodworms because thats the only thing I had available for the first couple of days. When I got the beef heart mixture, I tried feeding to them but they didn;t pick at it. I asked around and people told me to starve them for a couple of days and then feed them whatever I want them to eat and then they'll eat it. So Gotta try that now...

QT for eight weeks eh! Thats a long time but I guess it'd pay off in the long run! ***I need to have patience*** lol..

Got it. I never feed bloodworms until they are eating what I want to eat......Flake/pellets/BH mix. I then only feed them BW once every 2-3 weeks as a treat. They can become extremely picky with their diet and only accept BWs.

[gerrard00]

Thats what I was thinking too.. I just hope to be established really quickly so I won't have to do so many water changes and can enjoy the tank more!

I found that even with my nitrates never getting above 10ppm, my guys were much more aggressive eaters and much more active with daily 50% changes. I did 30% changes three times a week at first, but things really took off when I upped that to larger daily changes. Now that they are adults, they don't eat nearly as often and I only do 2-3 50% changes a week. Maybe you'll have better luck since your tank doesn't seem to have plants.

[crazycracker]

very nice tank. I wish my BN Pleco was out as much as yours. Mines never out

[mrblah00]

Your tank looks good but where did you get that wood From it looks like there are old eggs all over it ......Josie

It looks like nerite snail eggs. I get them all over my driftwood.
Sam