75 Gallon

[Bryon3420]

This is the start of my 75 Gallon discus tank.
Equipment is 75 gallon marine land tank with a marine land double bright LED. Filtration is a Fluval FX6 and 1 sponge filter inside the tank. I'm using 1 circulation pump for agitation at the surface. Heater is a marineland heater. The tank has been up for over a year as a planted tank but I had just removed all the plants and substrate about a month ago. The tank is now bare bottom with just manzanita wood in it. I ordered 6 Stendker discus from Hans and recieved them last Wednesday. I have 2 3" Fire reds and 4 2.5" Alenquers. I also ordered 2 pounds of Hans beef heart mix since that's what they have been used to eating already. I've been feeding cobalt discus flakes as well as NLS discus pellets. They seem to like the Flakes but are not interested as of yet in the NLS pellets. A couple days ago I ordered Freeze dried black worms from aquaticsuppliers. I am doing 50% daily water changes and age my water in a 44 gallon brute container with air stone and heater. I need to get a larger pump however because my maxi jet is just not cutting it haha. I'm hoping to get these guys grown out nice and keep them happy and healthy. I will post some pictures once I figure out how to keep them from showing up upside down.

-Bryon

[DiscusRob]

now we need some pictures, following along as I'm still in the setup faze and have the same size tank except mines reef ready with a wet/dry.

[Akili]

Bryon attach your pictures and if they are up side down then ask SimplyDiscus staff to correct them and I sure they can do that.

[Bryon3420]

Photo

[Bryon3420]

Most of the photos I try to add fail to upload. I don't know why the ones that do are all upside down.

[Ryan925]

Most of the photos I try to add fail to upload. I don't know why the ones that do are all upside down.

If they fail file size is likely too large. I use a free photo Resizer app on my phone that works nicely

[Bryon3420]

Okay cool thank you. I think I'll email my photos from my phone and upload from my computer.

[DanDiscus]

That tank looks AMAZING. I always like the look of the wood like you did. It is like tree roots entering in the water.

Another option for pictures, will be to upload them free to Photobucket. When you have done it, myself or many others, will teach you how to do the copy and paste of the image from Photobucket. It is very easy.

I have also started the same adventure a month ago. My 75 is Reef Ready so I added a 20 G sump. My thread is on this sub-forum too.

I do have too Hans Discus, but I did a stupid mistake. I got 3 discus from a LFS before learning about the risks of cross contamination. As of today all is good. But I have read I need to wait several months until I am sure they are all safe. So, what is done, is done. In the meantime I am really enjoying the tank.

Again, nice tank !!!!

Daniel

[Ryan925]

That is a great looking piece of wood. I have a 75 as well with some plants manzanita and sand.

[Bryon3420]

Yeah I'm very particular about what I'll add as far as stock. I think I'll more than likely just have 6 discus in this tank but may add a small school of rummynose, cardinals or hatchets. I'm lucky cause I have a 55, 20, and 10 gallon set up in my garage for hospital and quarantine tanks that I can keep them in, deworm them and make sure they are healthy for weeks before I add them.

[Ryan925]

Yeah I'm very particular about what I'll add as far as stock. I think I'll more than likely just have 6 discus in this tank but may add a small school of rummynose, cardinals or hatchets. I'm lucky cause I have a 55, 20, and 10 gallon set up in my garage for hospital and quarantine tanks that I can keep them in, deworm them and make sure they are healthy for weeks before I add them.

Very smart always always always quarantine. 6 would be right imo. I do have 5 glo tetras and 6 corys along with a few otos

My next tank I'd love to do a large tank with single strain of discus and a large group of cardinals

I'd also recommend a heater controller and possibly a second heater as back up. I was only running one heater but have read so many posts of heater failer.

I am running a fluval e300 and an aqueon pro 150 connected to an inkbird controller

[Bryon3420]

[Bryon3420]

[Bryon3420]

Ive posted some photos from photobucket. Just waiting for them to be approved.

[DiscusRob]

Ive posted some photos from photobucket. Just waiting for them to be approved.

Where's a mod when you need one

Just kidding guys/gals