Aquaruimaddictuk
New Member
Good evening.
I'm seeking some opinions on my current discus setup.
Some background in tank:
I have a 55 gal with a mature 15 gal sump running a moving k1 filter, socks and a UV selterilser.
Turnover is currently 500 gal per hour.
Stocked with 6 discus between 4.5-6 inches.
No other fish in tank, sand substrate & a piece of Manzanita wood.
I purchased some beautiful discus from Francis hu of Chen's discus.
His fish were all thriving & lived up to the hype that surrounds him.
My issue is my tap nitrate levels are around 50ppm from the TAP.
My water is also very hard with a pH of 7.6
The discus were purchased from 15 miles from my house and imported from Singapore.
I was told they are currently kept in tap water & I would be fine to continue doing so as my water wil be the same being so local.
I'm completing 50% daily changes but feeding beefheart it's boosting my nitrate levels to 60-80ppm which obviously is way too high.
Ammo & nitrite remain at zero.
I use RODI in my planted scalare tank and the fish absolutely thrive.
I cut it with some tap to give a pH of 6.4 & it remains soft with nitrates never exceeding 5ppm.
They generally remain at zero.
What would be the best way to introduce RODI to the tank and in what increments?
I really don't want to kill the discus off but these nitrate levels will if I don't change my water chemistry quickly.
The fish are already showing signs of stress e.g loss of some slime coat/leaning sporadically etc.
Any advice would be appreciated!
I'm seeking some opinions on my current discus setup.
Some background in tank:
I have a 55 gal with a mature 15 gal sump running a moving k1 filter, socks and a UV selterilser.
Turnover is currently 500 gal per hour.
Stocked with 6 discus between 4.5-6 inches.
No other fish in tank, sand substrate & a piece of Manzanita wood.
I purchased some beautiful discus from Francis hu of Chen's discus.
His fish were all thriving & lived up to the hype that surrounds him.
My issue is my tap nitrate levels are around 50ppm from the TAP.
My water is also very hard with a pH of 7.6
The discus were purchased from 15 miles from my house and imported from Singapore.
I was told they are currently kept in tap water & I would be fine to continue doing so as my water wil be the same being so local.
I'm completing 50% daily changes but feeding beefheart it's boosting my nitrate levels to 60-80ppm which obviously is way too high.
Ammo & nitrite remain at zero.
I use RODI in my planted scalare tank and the fish absolutely thrive.
I cut it with some tap to give a pH of 6.4 & it remains soft with nitrates never exceeding 5ppm.
They generally remain at zero.
What would be the best way to introduce RODI to the tank and in what increments?
I really don't want to kill the discus off but these nitrate levels will if I don't change my water chemistry quickly.
The fish are already showing signs of stress e.g loss of some slime coat/leaning sporadically etc.
Any advice would be appreciated!