Marc Davis
Member
I've taken down my discus tank and restarted. People have said I'm stupid but you know what it's like, when you feel you have finished something, it's time to restart or become stagnant.
So time for a fresh. Last scape wad rock only, this one is wood only.
Here are the first set up pictures.
Base made from fine gravel, tropica substrate and old aquasoil.
Then my hard scape added. Went for a tree stump and roots look.
With aquasoil on top.
Partially filled and foreground plants.
Right after planting and flooding plus my fish put back. 6 discus. About 30 cardinals, 5 corys and a few odds and sods.
The next morning:
And the most important photo in my opinion that should always be posted....the view from the sofa. For me, that's what it's all about.
Shouldn't be a huge amount of maintenance with this tank. I went quite stem heavy.
Plant list:
Rotala rotundifolia
Lugwigia pulustrious super red
Java fern Trident
Java moss
Anubias nana Bart.
pogostemon helferi
eleocharis acicularis
Sagittaria subulata
Hygrophila polysperma
bacopa caroliniana
Various Crypts
A few more I've probably forgot.
Ferts. No macro due to fish load. It just causes algae issues. Micro every day. Ei dosage.
co2. Yeast and sugar diy method with two bell diffusers. I change the 1x 2 litre coke bottle every two weeks to make sure I'm above 1bps at all times.
Lights.
2x t8
2x 8 watt led floodlight.
So yeah, should look good when it's all filled in a bit more and moss goes nuts.
So time for a fresh. Last scape wad rock only, this one is wood only.
Here are the first set up pictures.
Base made from fine gravel, tropica substrate and old aquasoil.
Then my hard scape added. Went for a tree stump and roots look.
With aquasoil on top.
Partially filled and foreground plants.
Right after planting and flooding plus my fish put back. 6 discus. About 30 cardinals, 5 corys and a few odds and sods.
The next morning:
And the most important photo in my opinion that should always be posted....the view from the sofa. For me, that's what it's all about.
Shouldn't be a huge amount of maintenance with this tank. I went quite stem heavy.
Plant list:
Rotala rotundifolia
Lugwigia pulustrious super red
Java fern Trident
Java moss
Anubias nana Bart.
pogostemon helferi
eleocharis acicularis
Sagittaria subulata
Hygrophila polysperma
bacopa caroliniana
Various Crypts
A few more I've probably forgot.
Ferts. No macro due to fish load. It just causes algae issues. Micro every day. Ei dosage.
co2. Yeast and sugar diy method with two bell diffusers. I change the 1x 2 litre coke bottle every two weeks to make sure I'm above 1bps at all times.
Lights.
2x t8
2x 8 watt led floodlight.
So yeah, should look good when it's all filled in a bit more and moss goes nuts.
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