Hi everyone!
From reading the posts, this looks like a very informative and supportive forum! This post is about discus... hopefully someone can help me and tell me if I can successfully do this or not!
Currently I have set up a 55 Gallon Tank with...
- 3 Serpae Tetras
- 3 Longfin Zebra Danios
- 3 White Skirt tetras
- 6 Red Swordtails
I am using these fish to cycle with TSS. It has been 2 weeks since adding both fish and TSS
Water Parameters (I have not done any water changes since as I want this aquarium to be cycled, these readings have been consistent for the past week) are:
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrate: < 20 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
pH: 7
Water Hardiness: 80 ppm
Alkalinity: 80 ppm
My tap water is naturally soft and I only treat it with Prime and wait a day before adding it to the tank. (Is this how I will be doing it with the discus too?)
My set up:
-Marineland Penguin Power filter (350 GPH) mechanical, chemical, and biological filter (uses 2 filters with carbon, 2 bio-wheels)
-2 airlines
-Black Tahitan sand
-a couple of fake plants
Finally to the question... If I use my airline(s) to set up sponge filters and with my power filter, will I be able to successfully raise 5 2.5'' discus to adulthood with water changes? What can I do to my set up to do a better job? I know that a cannister filter is better, but can I get away with my current set up for a while? What will the water changes look like with and without the current fish (Was thinking of rehoming them, but maybe they will be better since they can clean up leftover food on the floor?
From reading the posts, this looks like a very informative and supportive forum! This post is about discus... hopefully someone can help me and tell me if I can successfully do this or not!
Currently I have set up a 55 Gallon Tank with...
- 3 Serpae Tetras
- 3 Longfin Zebra Danios
- 3 White Skirt tetras
- 6 Red Swordtails
I am using these fish to cycle with TSS. It has been 2 weeks since adding both fish and TSS
Water Parameters (I have not done any water changes since as I want this aquarium to be cycled, these readings have been consistent for the past week) are:
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrate: < 20 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
pH: 7
Water Hardiness: 80 ppm
Alkalinity: 80 ppm
My tap water is naturally soft and I only treat it with Prime and wait a day before adding it to the tank. (Is this how I will be doing it with the discus too?)
My set up:
-Marineland Penguin Power filter (350 GPH) mechanical, chemical, and biological filter (uses 2 filters with carbon, 2 bio-wheels)
-2 airlines
-Black Tahitan sand
-a couple of fake plants
Finally to the question... If I use my airline(s) to set up sponge filters and with my power filter, will I be able to successfully raise 5 2.5'' discus to adulthood with water changes? What can I do to my set up to do a better job? I know that a cannister filter is better, but can I get away with my current set up for a while? What will the water changes look like with and without the current fish (Was thinking of rehoming them, but maybe they will be better since they can clean up leftover food on the floor?