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Roy
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 12:34 AM
Well i bit the bullet yesterday and overcame my paranoia that has been generated by this forum ;)
Went to OAFI in Melbourne and picked up 4 discus, impulsively i also bought a pair of rams to go with them !
They have all gone into my planted community tank which has been set up with discus in mind.
Current occupants are 20 Cardinals, 2 Clown Loaches, 2 BN and 3 SAE.
The new arrivals have settled in nicely and even attempted to eat some food this morning.

Roy

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goldenpigeon
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 12:42 AM
nice tank and discus :D the plants r fantastic :)
westek
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 02:06 AM
Really nice tank, love the plants
Mattzilla
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 02:40 AM
awesome looking set up you got there

keep the pics coming
Ben
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 05:57 AM
well done Roy!

Your planted tank looks great!


cheers,

Ben
weird
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 11:46 AM
WOW... they could not have gone to a better home ...

:D :D :D

btw how big is your tank ? looks atleast 6 foot ?
DR.V
Fri Jul 29, 2005, 02:53 PM
Wow looking great.
Roy
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 12:37 AM
Its a standard 4ft tank, nothing too special.
Just planned out the layout and plantings, although the stuff on the left is getting a bit out of control :D
Next project is a new lighting system, thinking power compacts or T5s, with a hood and a viewing window to see the emergening stricta.

Woke up this morning to find the 4 discus playing in the filter outlet stream :D

Roy
goldenpigeon
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 02:32 AM
could you list all the plants in the tank? and what substrate r u using? :D
Roy
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 08:45 AM
No worries Junior ;)

Blue Stricta, Hygro, Anubias, Anubias Nana, Lillaepeosis grass, Amazon sword, some kind of fern, some kind of other plant with small round leaves that are red underneath and one that you cant see really well that is i think some kind of broad leaf anubias.

Is that helpful ?
Substrate is just plain gravel, deep gravel :D
Nothing fancy.
Im planning my next tank in my head, it will have a clay/soil base and a smaller gravel.
It is at least 18 months away though, going to go large !!!

Roy
goldenpigeon
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 10:36 PM
kool as! :D thanx :) its a great tank u have! hope to see it 1 day :)

how large do u plan to go with the next tank?
kalebjarrod
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 10:47 PM
looking great

they will bulk up, and over the next few weeks the colours will really come out on them

then you have the age old problem

is it a discus tank with plants

or a planted tank with discus LOL
goldenpigeon
Sat Jul 30, 2005, 11:02 PM
i think it is a planted tank with discus ;) LOL
Roy
Mon Aug 01, 2005, 09:49 AM
Yes planted tank.
Next tank will be large, very large.
A project for next year :D

Roy
goldenpigeon
Tue Aug 02, 2005, 10:44 AM
go 6x2x2 mate ;) mine rocks now just got to plant it up :D
Roy
Wed Aug 03, 2005, 09:50 AM
Im thinking bigger......
Holes in walls and stuff :D

Roy
kalebjarrod
Thu Aug 04, 2005, 07:51 AM
bigger is always better :wink:
goldenpigeon
Fri Aug 05, 2005, 07:38 AM
yeh but bigger can be to big.... and u have to carry the tank remember ;)
Roy
Fri Aug 05, 2005, 10:52 AM
I have big friends, they can do all the lifting.
Afterall i have to do the thinking and planning :D

Roy