Janssenjr84
10-18-2017, 01:00 AM
Tank Setup Questionaire
1)My name is Patrick I have been keeping fish for about 10 years. I started with a 55 gallon tank and a bunch of tetras plastic plants and blue gravel. I quickly realized that 55 gallons was not near enough. I searched around online didn't really find anything that fit my budget so I moved directly into building 180 gallon.
Since I've had the 180 gallon tank it has just been in evolution. I started with a hang on back filter, drilled and put in a homemade sump. I maintain this tank for around 4 years with really good success raising seven angelfish and lots of tetra. After removing a few times for my job I am ready to set the tank back up and feel like I'm competent enough to delve into the discus field.
2)I have not kept discus in the past. But I have been scouring the Internet and my local library and fish stores around me for about the past six months. I have watched the speech by the forum owner that Joey went to. I also have watched about anything and everything on his channel as well.I have also been digging in and out of this site for almost the full six months.
I have a 180 (72x24x24) gallon tank drilled with overflows and a 55 gallon tank converted into a sump. I have created a 3D foam/concrete background. I'm using poolsand and flora max as a substrate (flora max pockets under the plants). It will be moderately planted-couple Amazon swords, some Java moss, maybe some micro sword patches, and definitely some frogbit floating on top.
This will be a built in display tank. I have RO/DI at home and will be typically doing 25% weekly WC. At a later date I will be looking at putting together a breeding system but not right away.
My tank is not set up but maybe shortly. Will cycle with a few tetras for scopula of weeks then will slowly add 8 corycats, 6 flying fox, some nerite snails, and maybe 2dozen neon tetras. Looking to put between 10 and 16 discus in there from Kenny here.
I will be making my own food have seen a lot of different recipes for discus and will be using one or another they all seem to be really balanced for the fish. Then have a contact on FB that will freeze dry it for me.
Well that's about what I got for now thanks for having me here on SIMPLY DISCUS. Any advice is appreciated not even sure what questions to start asking you guys. Maybe any solid food recipes or maybe particular strains that are harder to keep than other?
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1)My name is Patrick I have been keeping fish for about 10 years. I started with a 55 gallon tank and a bunch of tetras plastic plants and blue gravel. I quickly realized that 55 gallons was not near enough. I searched around online didn't really find anything that fit my budget so I moved directly into building 180 gallon.
Since I've had the 180 gallon tank it has just been in evolution. I started with a hang on back filter, drilled and put in a homemade sump. I maintain this tank for around 4 years with really good success raising seven angelfish and lots of tetra. After removing a few times for my job I am ready to set the tank back up and feel like I'm competent enough to delve into the discus field.
2)I have not kept discus in the past. But I have been scouring the Internet and my local library and fish stores around me for about the past six months. I have watched the speech by the forum owner that Joey went to. I also have watched about anything and everything on his channel as well.I have also been digging in and out of this site for almost the full six months.
I have a 180 (72x24x24) gallon tank drilled with overflows and a 55 gallon tank converted into a sump. I have created a 3D foam/concrete background. I'm using poolsand and flora max as a substrate (flora max pockets under the plants). It will be moderately planted-couple Amazon swords, some Java moss, maybe some micro sword patches, and definitely some frogbit floating on top.
This will be a built in display tank. I have RO/DI at home and will be typically doing 25% weekly WC. At a later date I will be looking at putting together a breeding system but not right away.
My tank is not set up but maybe shortly. Will cycle with a few tetras for scopula of weeks then will slowly add 8 corycats, 6 flying fox, some nerite snails, and maybe 2dozen neon tetras. Looking to put between 10 and 16 discus in there from Kenny here.
I will be making my own food have seen a lot of different recipes for discus and will be using one or another they all seem to be really balanced for the fish. Then have a contact on FB that will freeze dry it for me.
Well that's about what I got for now thanks for having me here on SIMPLY DISCUS. Any advice is appreciated not even sure what questions to start asking you guys. Maybe any solid food recipes or maybe particular strains that are harder to keep than other?
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