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  • fishyj
    Registered Member
    • Jan 2009
    • 359
    • niagara falls ny
    • Jim

    9-13 Update

    Hi everyone, The quick growth spurts I had have seemed to be slowing down. They still are being feed 3 times a day with treats in between. The 2 smaller fish are catching up to the rest of them. I have noticed a little more aggression in the tank between them. The colors are starting to fill in nicely and the red in the eyes are also filling in more. The tds and other water parms are still the same since day one. The only problem I am having is building up of algae. Any ideas on this would be appreciated. I was thinking of adding on a refugium on the tank with plants to help control the algae. I can clean it in the morning and by evening I have more to clean. Nitrates and nitrites are reading zero. I also thought of changing the back color of the tank from white to blue or black. Here are a few pictures I took tonight.
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    Jim
    Never to old to learn
  • rickztahone
    Registered Member
    • Nov 2008
    • 12867
    • Pacoima, California
    • Ricardo

    #2
    Re: 9-13 Update

    how many hours are you keeping your lights on?




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    • kirkp
      Registered Member
      • Jun 2003
      • 562

      #3
      Re: 9-13 Update

      Hey Jim,

      Fish are looking good. You must be doing something right.

      Keep up the good work.
      Kirk

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      • wgtaylor
        Registered Member
        • Oct 2007
        • 997
        • Brookings, Oregon

        #4
        Re: 9-13 Update

        Hi Jim
        Boy that is some nice crisp clear pictures and a meticulous clean tank.
        Makes me embarrassed. The color of the one in the third pic is awesome.
        Big tank and water changes keeps your nitrate 0 ? That's great.
        I was thinking the algae was because of the heavy feeding we do. I just wipe it off.
        Healthy looking discus, clean tank, great pictures, awesome job.
        Bill

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        • Scribbles
          Registered Member
          • Feb 2009
          • 2594
          • Sammamish, WA
          • Chris

          #5
          Re: 9-13 Update

          Discus are looking great! I'm thinking along the same lines as Ricardo that maybe the number of hours that the lights are on may be what's causing your algae. Also, is the tank near a window?

          Chris
          "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."~ Mahatma Gandhi

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          • Ibanez540r
            Registered Member
            • Jan 2009
            • 200
            • Cleveland (Brunswick) Ohio

            #6
            Re: 9-13 Update

            Originally posted by fishyj
            Hi everyone, The quick growth spurts I had have seemed to be slowing down. They still are being feed 3 times a day with treats in between. The 2 smaller fish are catching up to the rest of them. I have noticed a little more aggression in the tank between them. The colors are starting to fill in nicely and the red in the eyes are also filling in more. The tds and other water parms are still the same since day one. The only problem I am having is building up of algae. Any ideas on this would be appreciated. I was thinking of adding on a refugium on the tank with plants to help control the algae. I can clean it in the morning and by evening I have more to clean. Nitrates and nitrites are reading zero. I also thought of changing the back color of the tank from white to blue or black. Here are a few pictures I took tonight.
            I have a few albino bristlenose in all of my tanks and do not have a problem with algae nor any problems whatsoever between them and the discus. And just wanted to say that many people do not recommend black background with Discus as it tends to make them go dark and lose color. Search it and you will find many horror stories. ..Nice fish!

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            • fishyj
              Registered Member
              • Jan 2009
              • 359
              • niagara falls ny
              • Jim

              #7
              Re: 9-13 Update

              Thanks everyone for the replies. I will be cutting my lighting time down to 6 hours to see if this helps. I have them on 9 hours now. They are located in the basement and their are no windows near by.
              Jim
              Never to old to learn

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              • zn394
                Registered Member
                • Oct 2008
                • 75
                • Alachua, FL

                #8
                Re: 9-13 Update

                Try GE's "Plant & Aquarium" flourescents if you have regular fixtures available. The tanks I use these on have no algae while the one's with other bulbs do.

                They are found in Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.

                You could also throw in some hornwort or water sprite to soak up the nutrients and starve the algae. Plus the discus love the shade.
                Jeff

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                • fishyj
                  Registered Member
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 359
                  • niagara falls ny
                  • Jim

                  #9
                  Re: 9-13 Update

                  Thanks Jeff.
                  Jim
                  Never to old to learn

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                  • calihawker
                    Registered Member
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 1470
                    • Cool, California

                    #10
                    Re: 9-13 Update

                    Nice job there Jim! I have algae growth as well but I don't stress about it. I just wipe the tank down once a week. I think it's more important to have the long day and the ability to feed more often. I'd add a pleco or 2 but with my strict qt procedures, the contest will be over before the fish have been fully qt'd!

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                    • pcsb23
                      Registered Member
                      • Dec 2005
                      • 8646
                      • Devon, UK

                      #11
                      Re: 9-13 Update

                      Fish are looking good Jim
                      Paul

                      Comfortably numb.

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