my 4ft tank (jim from chatswood)

[jim]

my friend ask me to post some pic of my tank, so here I am :lol:
comment and suggestion welcome...there is always room for improvement...
Currently I have 12 discus in there..some are very shy..

[jim]

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[weird]

wow ! simply awesome man !

[jim]

Thanks weird,
I am only allow to keep one tank in my house, so I try to get the best stuff possible..if someone ask me how much I spend on the tank...I can not tell...especially after my first visit to SLS...
Kev is a evil man...He already start to mention about his next shipment in FEB..
Oh man...I have to hook up another canister very soon..

[kevkoi]

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[chris_d]

Great setup!!!!!!.... is that a ehiem pro series canister!!((droool)

would you mind telling us the specs?

[jim]

It's Eheim 2229 professionel Wet/Dry Canister filter..it only pump out 1050 l/h...and have filter volume of 7.3l..
there is a extra tube to feed air into canister..the water level inside the canister goes up and down..so lots of O2 inside the canister..and can greatly improve bio activity..
Eheim claim Decomposition of ammonium - 73% faster, nitrite - -67% faster.

[kalebjarrod]

i really enjoyed the red lotus as well!

nice fish, nice plants, nice aquascape, nice fliter, what more can i say

[jim]

am thinking of hook up a 2nd canister...will there be too much water flow?? does it bother plant and fish??
Coz too much fish poos in the tank...and also thinking of getting another 2 discus in the tank... :? not sure will it work or not... :oops:

[chris_d]

it would be a good idea to get another canister since you stocked your tank quite heavily with 12 discus.(how much water changes do you do a wk to keep it clean?)Rule of thumb is 10g per adult fish and for a tank of your size 5-6 max would be ideal, then again , horses for courses...right?. it's just that u'd need to put it more effort in maintainance, since no amount of filter can get rid of all the crap.

As for the water flow, if u put in a spray it'll be no probs mate!

[kevkoi]

Jim, 6x2x2 sounds more like what u need... :wink:

[jim]

thx chris_d...I will find room for my 2nd canister..i am currently doing 2 water change a week..but it seems not enough...but since fish looks healthy and happy..i will just leave it as it is for the time been..except the 2nd canister

and kev....4 ft is already very luxury for me..as I had a 80 ltr tank with 6 discus before...and took me more than half year to beg my wife to let me have a larger tank...my mife promise me that I can have a huge tank...if I buy a new huge house...but i think it will tank me few years..thanks by the way..