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DiscusBR
03-26-2011, 10:29 PM
Hi everyone,

At last, I have finalized my tank’s setup. I have tried some aquascaping with Manzanita driftwood and some plants (7 anubias, 1 echinodorus and 1 micrososum). I have a short YouTube video showing the tank and describing the setup:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyR-SXPQdnw
The tea-like color of the water is due to driftwood tannis.
How do you like it? Comments and suggestions are welcome.
The tank is still cycling. It took 3 weeks for the first nitrite reading to appear. As soon as the cycling finishes I will get 6 wild discus from the Alenquer region.
I can’t wait to get my fish …

Best,

Mauro
wendy9722
03-26-2011, 10:38 PM
I really like it! Now just needs more color added. :)

Meaning fish;)
lizziotti
03-26-2011, 10:44 PM
Your tank looks great good luck with your cycling!

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lazlopes
03-27-2011, 10:38 PM
very nice!!
Northwoods Discus
03-27-2011, 10:44 PM
Very nice. Wendy you mean color that moves around the tank?
RWD HERO
03-27-2011, 10:51 PM
Awesome tank, I can't wait to get my manzanita in!!!
discuspaul
03-27-2011, 11:41 PM
Mauro - First time I've viewed your tank, and I'm duly impressed - It's going to look great !
Have been on your other thread regarding your cycling, as you know, and you may be a newbie, but you certainly know what you're doing & what you want to achieve. Keep us posted, on both threads. Can't wait to hear what has transpired after you get back from being away from April 10 to 18. I'm sure your cycling will turn out ok and I hope you get those 6 wilds you have reserved !
Best of luck,
Paul
DiscusBR
03-27-2011, 11:44 PM
Thank you everyone. It is not easy to decide on the aquascaping. I was influenced by the tank n the attached photo (got from the internet, forgot the source). I also liked the composition of this tank from a YoutTube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDARR5fITBA

Of couse mine is simplier. I wanted to go minimalist, few plants (no C02), sand substrate and wood.

Any other comments/suggestion about composition, plants, wood?

Thanks,

Mauro
DiscusBR
03-27-2011, 11:52 PM
Mauro - First time I've viewed your tank, and I'm duly impressed - It's going to look great !
Have been on your other thread regarding your cycling, as you know, and you may be a newbie, but you certainly know what you're doing & what you want to achieve. Keep us posted, on both threads. Can't wait to hear what has transpired after you get back from being away from April 10 to 18. I'm sure your cycling will turn out ok and I hope you get those 6 wilds you have reserved !
Best of luck,
Paul

Hi Paul, it seems that I posted my reply while you were writing your comment. Anyway, all that I am allegedly achiving in this hobby in my recent return to it is largely due to people like you, who give their time to share advice. Simply Discus has been my main source of inspiration. Few months ago I did not know that you could use pool filter sand as substrate, I had never heard of Manzanita driftwook, etc. Thank you for your extensive and generous advice.
discuspaul
03-28-2011, 12:04 AM
Well, all I have to add is that I think your tank with the manzanita wood and pool filter sand will no doubt look superb with the wilds you will be getting. I'm envious, in that I have long been planning to simplify my 75 gal tank to the look you seem to be working toward. I've been using PFS for quite a while now, in my low-tech planted tank with 10 juvie discus, and while having excellent results, I'd just like to change the look a bit.
Pls. keep us informed on how things are going.
darkpandora
03-31-2011, 09:16 AM
beautiful setup. my 540liter setup is almost like your setup :D
DiscusBR
03-31-2011, 11:33 AM
beautiful setup. my 540liter setup is almost like your setup :D

We want photos :bounce:
Disgirl
03-31-2011, 01:39 PM
That's a great looking tank of fish, well done!!
Barb
wendy9722
04-01-2011, 06:20 AM
Very nice. Wendy you mean color that moves around the tank?

Yahh and lots of um... :)
darkpandora
04-02-2011, 04:36 PM
We want photos :bounce:

here are a photo, the air stone is not gonna be there forever, gonna move it behind the wood when i get extra air tube
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5285/88945769.jpg
DiscusBR
04-02-2011, 08:22 PM
I can't see the photo, just a frog frozen in ice :inquisitive: Something wrong I guess with the imageshack link.
Elite Aquaria
04-02-2011, 10:55 PM
I really like your setup...Maybe some day I can add a tank like that inside my house.
wendy9722
04-03-2011, 03:09 AM
Now that's a really nice set up!!!!! I need to so something like that. :)
hekdiscus
04-17-2011, 10:59 PM
Congratulations my friend, you built a beautiful tank for your fish.

I Will wait the new pictures...

Hudson
northtexaswildbettas
04-22-2011, 10:28 PM
nice job!
unijabass
05-09-2011, 03:18 PM
Really like it, can't wait to see some new photos with inhabitants:)
DiscusBR
05-10-2011, 09:04 PM
Really like it, can't wait to see some new photos with inhabitants:)

I got 6 wild Cuipeua discus, but because an unfortunate mistake on my part they got sick. You can read about it and see a video of the fish before the incident in the following thread:

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?87945-Devastated-by-incident-thoughts-of-giving-up

You can also follow my attempts to cure the fish in another thread:

http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?87891-Rough-start-I-think-my-wilds-got-ick

Thanks,

Mauro