Wild discus biotope with terrestrial setup

[Mattjm1121]

Hey all,

Just thought I'd show my reaquascaped discus biotope.

Not a strict biotope, but here I've tried to emulate the blackwater environment.
Discus are from John Kreatsoulas (snookn21). It's a drilled 54 gallon with about a 15 gallon wet/dry sump. Not much room to work with but I tried to maximize the space. Thanks for checking in! Enjoy and I'd appreciate any feedback.

Stocklist:
4 Cameta Yellow Brown
2 Blue Acara (pair)
7 Bleeding Heart Tetra
4 Skunk Cory
1 Gold Nugget Pleco

http://youtu.be/eX5ycx_Dhq4

I have a small planted terrestrial setup above the waterline to serve as an implied shoreline which darkens the backside of the tank adding a bit of visual depth. I'll post a video soon detailing the planted setup. Thanks!

[Mavzta]

Very nice and all and beautiful discus, but it's so dark how do you get to enjoy the colour and beauty of discus?

[Mattjm1121]

Very nice and all and beautiful discus, but it's so dark how do you get to enjoy the colour and beauty of discus?

Thanks. The tank is actually a lot brighter than the video shows, but I was going for more of a subdued lighting look. They're usually coasting the front of the tank but they do enjoy the dark section. I don't know if you saw the whole video but theres a closeup of the discus and you can see them brightly in full color.

[Mattjm1121]

Here's a vid on the planted section:
http://youtu.be/O3do3WeM52g

Share some thoughts!