Lhoust84
Thu Jun 16, 2016, 01:03 PM
Hi guys, this is my plan for my Discus project – any suggestions welcomed Please let me know what you think.
Tank
A seavision custom built 36x24x24 (349.2 litres) with vinyl backing (what colour background?)
Lighting
Equipment: “Arcadia Classica Marine 90cm – 120cm stretch LED bar” with dual light mode. Now I’m thinking ill need two of these across the length of the tank?
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/fresh-90cm-stretch
Water change
Equipment: V2 Pure 50 Advanced Reverse Osmosis System with TDS Monitor
Regime: Water change - doing a 18% weekly change - 20% RO and 80% tap water which is approx 60li water total. Which is approx 12li RO & 48li tap. Those figures will work for me with tub size etc
Additives
TMC AuqaGro Nutrafeed 500ml plant food (Directions - A minimum of 10ml per 80 litres of water per week). Regime: 40ml per week
API Stress Zyme – 118ml (5ml treats 8.3 gallons of water). Regime: 45ml dose every ??
Would I need any CO2 for plants? Not looking to heavily plant to begin with.
Filtration
Equipment: Fluval G6 External Filter (For aquariums up to 600 litres)
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/fluval-g6-external-filter
Stage one of the Fluval G Filter process is mechanical with the high capacity prefilter cartridge, unlike other filters, this features a NO bypass system.
Stage two of the process is the chemical stage with the high contact chemical Tri-EX cartridge which accepts bulk or disposable media cartridges
Stage three is the main biological media baskets for the Fluval G Bio Nodes. High capacity biological media which is stored inside the main filter housing.
Heater
Equipment: Fluval E 300w Advanced electronic heater (up to 375li aquariums)
Circulation
Equipment: Aquael Reef Circulator pump 2600 (Not powerful but I’m not looking to make waves – just a bit of gentle water circulation). Just one of these should be fine?
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/aquael-reef-circulator-2600
Aeration
Equipment: Eheim Air pump 400
Planting soil/ Substrate
Tetra complete substrate 10kg
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/tetra-substrate-10-kg
Silica sand (inert) 25kg
Medication
Fluke solve skin, gill & fluke wormer 10g
Test kit
API freshwater master kit
Misc
Swamp Roots Bogwood 1kg 1 centre piece
5x Small-medium bogwood pieces
8” net
Mag Scraper Large 16mm
Spare heater for water change (55w)
15li food grade container (to measure RO)
2x25li food grade container (to measure tap water)
60li food grade container (To mix it all)
Hosing / piping
Caravan pump
Spare cartridges/medium for filter
Tank inhabitants
X amount of cardinal tetras (large shoal)
8 discus (more/less?)
X amount of sterba's corys (small shoal)
X amount of rams
Have I missed anything?
Tank
A seavision custom built 36x24x24 (349.2 litres) with vinyl backing (what colour background?)
Lighting
Equipment: “Arcadia Classica Marine 90cm – 120cm stretch LED bar” with dual light mode. Now I’m thinking ill need two of these across the length of the tank?
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/fresh-90cm-stretch
Water change
Equipment: V2 Pure 50 Advanced Reverse Osmosis System with TDS Monitor
Regime: Water change - doing a 18% weekly change - 20% RO and 80% tap water which is approx 60li water total. Which is approx 12li RO & 48li tap. Those figures will work for me with tub size etc
Additives
TMC AuqaGro Nutrafeed 500ml plant food (Directions - A minimum of 10ml per 80 litres of water per week). Regime: 40ml per week
API Stress Zyme – 118ml (5ml treats 8.3 gallons of water). Regime: 45ml dose every ??
Would I need any CO2 for plants? Not looking to heavily plant to begin with.
Filtration
Equipment: Fluval G6 External Filter (For aquariums up to 600 litres)
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/fluval-g6-external-filter
Stage one of the Fluval G Filter process is mechanical with the high capacity prefilter cartridge, unlike other filters, this features a NO bypass system.
Stage two of the process is the chemical stage with the high contact chemical Tri-EX cartridge which accepts bulk or disposable media cartridges
Stage three is the main biological media baskets for the Fluval G Bio Nodes. High capacity biological media which is stored inside the main filter housing.
Heater
Equipment: Fluval E 300w Advanced electronic heater (up to 375li aquariums)
Circulation
Equipment: Aquael Reef Circulator pump 2600 (Not powerful but I’m not looking to make waves – just a bit of gentle water circulation). Just one of these should be fine?
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/aquael-reef-circulator-2600
Aeration
Equipment: Eheim Air pump 400
Planting soil/ Substrate
Tetra complete substrate 10kg
http://www.completeaquatics.co.uk/tetra-substrate-10-kg
Silica sand (inert) 25kg
Medication
Fluke solve skin, gill & fluke wormer 10g
Test kit
API freshwater master kit
Misc
Swamp Roots Bogwood 1kg 1 centre piece
5x Small-medium bogwood pieces
8” net
Mag Scraper Large 16mm
Spare heater for water change (55w)
15li food grade container (to measure RO)
2x25li food grade container (to measure tap water)
60li food grade container (To mix it all)
Hosing / piping
Caravan pump
Spare cartridges/medium for filter
Tank inhabitants
X amount of cardinal tetras (large shoal)
8 discus (more/less?)
X amount of sterba's corys (small shoal)
X amount of rams
Have I missed anything?