mattjm1121
09-26-2010, 09:45 PM
hey everyone,
this is my first thread on this site and i'm looking forward to plenty of advice from all of you.
i am planning my 2nd discus tank and i want it to be a strict biotope with just sand and mangrove roots (not yet decided on what wilds though). my first discus tank was planted community type tank with domesticated strains; its still running and pretty successful (i started it without much knowledge on discus care).
i just wanted peoples opinions on the level of difficulty in care comparing domestic and wilds. for my planted tank, i've gotten by pretty much on 35-40% water changes every 5 days and dosing trace minerals.
im planning to use RO water and sump filtration, but i dont really know which direction to go with it.
any advice is welcome. thanks :)
p.s. any pics of discus biotopes and sump designs will be really helpful
this is my first thread on this site and i'm looking forward to plenty of advice from all of you.
i am planning my 2nd discus tank and i want it to be a strict biotope with just sand and mangrove roots (not yet decided on what wilds though). my first discus tank was planted community type tank with domesticated strains; its still running and pretty successful (i started it without much knowledge on discus care).
i just wanted peoples opinions on the level of difficulty in care comparing domestic and wilds. for my planted tank, i've gotten by pretty much on 35-40% water changes every 5 days and dosing trace minerals.
im planning to use RO water and sump filtration, but i dont really know which direction to go with it.
any advice is welcome. thanks :)
p.s. any pics of discus biotopes and sump designs will be really helpful