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I can help you with temp, but that's about it. His temp is 86 since that's how warm it has to be for the discus. The p.h is acidic, around 6.4ish. I am pretty sure that is what he has said in the past.
 
the water for discus should idealy be 80% RO water, mixed with 20% dechlorinated tap water. alot of discus keepers change up to 10% of the water daily. The ideal parameters for discus are....
pH 6.5 - 7
GH 8 - 12
KH 6 - 8
30C/86F
Those are the conditions that you should aim for, as discus are very 'picky' about their water conditions.
 
Originally posted by Fishiebusiness
I'm sure if you kept a discus at 82, it wouldnt keel over and die.
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Discus need to be kept above 82 degrees. For me, 84 is the lowest, 87 is on the high side. I have 2 heaters, it's good for the tank size, as well as good in case one fails.

What sized tank do you have?
 
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Originally posted by thom336
the water for discus should idealy be 80% RO water, mixed with 20% dechlorinated tap water. alot of discus keepers change up to 10% of the water daily. The ideal parameters for discus are....
pH 6.5 - 7
GH 8 - 12
KH 6 - 8
30C/86F
Those are the conditions that you should aim for, as discus are very 'picky' about their water conditions.
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Also, you should add Kent's R/O Right and Kent's Discus Essential. There are similar products out there, but those are what I'm using. :) They love their Tetra Color Bits and a variety of frozen (thawed when feeding) foods..
 
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And, I should add, they are nice looking fishes.. :)

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Originally posted by thom336
alot of discus keepers change up to 10% of the water daily.
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Many discus keepers change quite a bit more than that daily. Jack Wattley changes 40% of the water in his discus system daily. He recommends two 25% water changes weekly.
 
They will go in my 72 g. I know that I will have to trade in my ottos, and probably the cory (he's rather fast). So, there will be one Angel, maybe the 5 Serpae and 5 Head and Tail Lights, (they are getting rather old), and maybe some more clown loaches. I have soft water (right now kh is 2, and ghis 4). Ph is all over right now. I have an Eheim Pro II 2026, and an Aquaclear 402 powerhead w/ quickfilter (going to add CO2 DIY reactor to the output of it), also use HOT Magnum after 50% weekly water changes. (no RO/DI though). I do have Black Water Expert, if needed, and live brine shrimp to feed them, plan on getting a beefheart and fixing it to freeze. Hmm anything else?
 
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