Discus Shipment from Kenny

[marl_nyc]

Well thats it... I finally bit the bullet and ordered my discus from Kenny's Discus in Daly City SF. After doing my research I found out that a lot of people have dealt with him in the past and that he consistently has good stock and is a great guy to do business with. With a little to no prodding from Debbi (pinkertd) I was convinced to get my fish from him. Just got off the phone with him earlier and I placed my order in. It will be shipped tommorow and coming in on Friday morning. I have my grow out tank all set up and I'm good to go. Here's a couple of pics from Kenny's sponsor page on the simply discus forum of the strains I will be receiving:

1 Blue Diamond
1 Cobalt
2 Leopards Reg Grade
1 Checkerboard Pigeon

Can't wait to get them.... Thanks all for looking... :headbang2:

Marl

[jm1212]

cant wait to see the ones you get!

[Arakkis]

Yes he does have good stock. I haven't seen him in years though.. he's been there for a long time

[Star_Rider]

well post the pictures when they arrive:popcorn::thumbsup:

[pinkertd]

:clap::clap::clap::clap:
Hey Marl, I hadn't seen any posts from you lately so I was wondering what you had decided. You will be sooooooooooo pleased with your fish, no doubt about it. And keep the cell phone on, Kenny will call you several times to see how they are doing. How many sellers do follow up! I am so excited for you!!! Can't wait to hear back from you after you get them. Please tell Kenny I said hi and my discus are all fabulous and I haven't traded in my couch for another tank....yet!!! Wish I had more room, I'd have another dozen!!!

[lilim10]

You're in for a treat! I've never ordered from him, but I heard he has very good stock.

[marl_nyc]

thanks for the replies guys! It's alrady 8:47am and I've been up since 7am coz of all the excitment. Cound not sleep a wink,,,LOL Been getting ready for the arrival of my discus from kenny. Have my 5 gal bucket out.. did a final precheck on the tank water....

pH 7.4
temp 87.5 F
ammonia 0 ppm
nitirite 0 ppm
nitrate 10 ppm
DKh 1 ppm
GH 1 ppm

So I believe everything is ready and good to go...been checking the fedex website every 30 mins...ahhh another 30 mins they should be here....
don't you just love the internet... you can check on things in real time...
Oh well will keep you guys posted when they get here..

Marl

[Star_Rider]

thanks for the replies guys! It's alrady 8:47am and I've been up since 7am coz of all the excitment. Cound not sleep a wink,,,LOL Been getting ready for the arrival of my discus from kenny. Have my 5 gal bucket out.. did a final precheck on the tank water....

pH 7.4
temp 87.5 F
ammonia 0 ppm
nitirite 0 ppm
nitrate 10 ppm
DKh 1 ppm
GH 1 ppm

So I believe everything is ready and good to go...been checking the fedex website every 30 mins...ahhh another 30 mins they should be here....
don't you just love the internet... you can check on things in real time...
Oh well will keep you guys posted when they get here..

Marl
keep an eye on your water params your dkh and dgh are pretty low.
are you using RO water?

my source water is soft.. the dkh is 3-4 and the dgh is 6

but with the kh at 3-4 the water is stable

[marl_nyc]

nope its straight from the tap...
should i add baking soda to it now?


keep an eye on your water params your dkh and dgh are pretty low.
are you using RO water?

my source water is soft.. the dkh is 3-4 and the dgh is 6

but with the kh at 3-4 the water is stable

[marl_nyc]

nope its straight from the tap...
should i add baking soda to it now?

well i dont know if i should add some now or maybe later but my fish are here!!! have to acclimate them now.... will keep y'all posted!

[J double R]

wow.. that's a pretty high pH for a hardness that low.. how'd you pull that off?

[marl_nyc]

wow.. that's a pretty high pH for a hardness that low.. how'd you pull that off?

ummm i really dont know! i did a 70% water change on a cylcled tank...straight from the tap and added prime yesterday...

is this good or bad? i can add baking soda to raise the KH but my fish are already here and acclimating as we speak...

or is my test kit out of whack? i have the red sea one... im guna do another test
:help:

[marl_nyc]

ummm i really dont know! i did a 70% water change on a cylcled tank...straight from the tap and added prime yesterday...

is this good or bad? i can add baking soda to raise the KH but my fish are already here and acclimating as we speak...

or is my test kit out of whack? i have the red sea one... im guna do another test
:help:

ok so i reread the instructions for the test kits on GH/KH
I think i have found the problem... I made a mistake in the procedures in copmpleting the tests..:wall::wall::wall::wall:

instead of coninously adding the drops UNTIL i get the correct color on the card I only did it when it fist had a hint of the color (ie it was the same color but lighter):mad2:

oh well...stupid me.... :headshake2: but after redoing the tests my results were:

GH: 6ppm
KH: 4 PPM

whew what a relief! everythings ok...:grinyes:

Now i can transfer my fish in peace...

[Star_Rider]

that is a good level to have.. the water is soft which discus thrive in.

spend time and properly raise the discus and you will get years of pleasure from them.

I raised mine from 2" and they are now 6" and over 3 yrs old(I think):wall: