Discuslover593
09-08-2014, 11:28 PM
Hi everyone, i'm new to the discus community.
Anyways, i have been having some nitrate issues with my tank,so i would like some advice, here are my tank specs:
60 gallon planted tank (no co2, only liquid ferts, amazon swords mainly and crypts plus micros swords)
eheim canister filter 2215 with course plus fine filter pads, purigen,and ceramic bio balls and rings.
Fish:
15 cardinal tetras
5 serpae tetras
3 bristlenose plecos
10 corydoras
pair of apistogrammas cacuatoides
4 discus from kenny's discus (will get 3 more later)
i have been having some nitrate issues with the tank. the nitrates get somewhat high (up to 10 ppm) and this may have been due to overfeeding, so i have cut back on feeding. I do 5-10 gallon water changes weekly with a combo of dechlornated tap water and rodi water which i premix in a storage tank beforehand.
I would appreciate some feedback, and fishes are OK for now but can tell are breathing more rapidly at times, especially with mouth open. pretty sure this isn't normal.
Anyways, i have been having some nitrate issues with my tank,so i would like some advice, here are my tank specs:
60 gallon planted tank (no co2, only liquid ferts, amazon swords mainly and crypts plus micros swords)
eheim canister filter 2215 with course plus fine filter pads, purigen,and ceramic bio balls and rings.
Fish:
15 cardinal tetras
5 serpae tetras
3 bristlenose plecos
10 corydoras
pair of apistogrammas cacuatoides
4 discus from kenny's discus (will get 3 more later)
i have been having some nitrate issues with the tank. the nitrates get somewhat high (up to 10 ppm) and this may have been due to overfeeding, so i have cut back on feeding. I do 5-10 gallon water changes weekly with a combo of dechlornated tap water and rodi water which i premix in a storage tank beforehand.
I would appreciate some feedback, and fishes are OK for now but can tell are breathing more rapidly at times, especially with mouth open. pretty sure this isn't normal.