Well I did not want to post these until I was finished, however I had to post them earlier in a different section of the forum so I guess I show them here too.
This tank is no where near done. It will be a low tech fully planted discus tank. I am a college student so I can only add piece by piece. lol
The setup
72g AGA bowfront tank
300w Hydor Heater
110w cf lighting
Hagen fluval 405 (with purigen, carbon, filter floss, and ceramic bio rings)
(2) large driftwood pieces (from a river in florida)
Plants
Java Fern
Swords
Java Moss
Jungle Vals
Random Plant (can't find the name of it)
Fish
Blue Rams- absolutely beautiful
Mollies- these guys are going to my gf's tank sometime this month
Clown Loach- These guys are 4-5inches and will be in this tank until they reach 7-8in. Then I will put them in a 125g.
What's to come...
Plants
I just dropped the moss in their because I did not have time to attach it. I will be attaching it to the smaller sized driftwood. I will be adding two amazon sword mother plants at 22'' each that I bought from forum members at another site. They will replace all of the plants on the right side of the tank I have one already on the way from a member of plantedtank.net. I am also adding frogbit and a sibling of duckweed(can't remember the name) as soon as it arrives. This will provide cover for fry and shade for the discus I add in the next two weeks. I also hope to add more jungle vals. Everything in the tank will be relatively low tech because I cannot afford to lose an expensive discus to a co2 error that I caused.
Fish
I will be adding five discus of red turquoise, pigeon blood, and blue diamond strains. That may change depending on what my lfs has in stock. I will also add one schooling fish. It will either be rummys, cardinals, or rasboras. If I get cardinals, I will have to get young discus so they can grow up together. That will decrease the chance of the discus viewing them as food.
Maintenance
I am buying a fluval 405(got mines for $129 via pricematch at petsmart, can't beat that!) and also a diatom filter to use weekly. After that I should be set for the discuss and the heavily stocked tank.
I've researched most of my info about discus at discusasahobby and plantedtank.net. I perform 2 water changes a week currently and will up that to three with the discus.
Any suggestions are welcome. And please remember that the tank is no where near done lol.
Once again the plants on the right will be gone with the swords come in. It is a temporary look. lol
This tank is no where near done. It will be a low tech fully planted discus tank. I am a college student so I can only add piece by piece. lol
The setup
72g AGA bowfront tank
300w Hydor Heater
110w cf lighting
Hagen fluval 405 (with purigen, carbon, filter floss, and ceramic bio rings)
(2) large driftwood pieces (from a river in florida)
Plants
Java Fern
Swords
Java Moss
Jungle Vals
Random Plant (can't find the name of it)
Fish
Blue Rams- absolutely beautiful
Mollies- these guys are going to my gf's tank sometime this month
Clown Loach- These guys are 4-5inches and will be in this tank until they reach 7-8in. Then I will put them in a 125g.
What's to come...
Plants
I just dropped the moss in their because I did not have time to attach it. I will be attaching it to the smaller sized driftwood. I will be adding two amazon sword mother plants at 22'' each that I bought from forum members at another site. They will replace all of the plants on the right side of the tank I have one already on the way from a member of plantedtank.net. I am also adding frogbit and a sibling of duckweed(can't remember the name) as soon as it arrives. This will provide cover for fry and shade for the discus I add in the next two weeks. I also hope to add more jungle vals. Everything in the tank will be relatively low tech because I cannot afford to lose an expensive discus to a co2 error that I caused.
Fish
I will be adding five discus of red turquoise, pigeon blood, and blue diamond strains. That may change depending on what my lfs has in stock. I will also add one schooling fish. It will either be rummys, cardinals, or rasboras. If I get cardinals, I will have to get young discus so they can grow up together. That will decrease the chance of the discus viewing them as food.
Maintenance
I am buying a fluval 405(got mines for $129 via pricematch at petsmart, can't beat that!) and also a diatom filter to use weekly. After that I should be set for the discuss and the heavily stocked tank.
I've researched most of my info about discus at discusasahobby and plantedtank.net. I perform 2 water changes a week currently and will up that to three with the discus.
Any suggestions are welcome. And please remember that the tank is no where near done lol.
Once again the plants on the right will be gone with the swords come in. It is a temporary look. lol
