Well I'm getting close to setting up a Discus planted tank, but before diving in I want to get as much info as I possibly can. This tank would be replacing my 1.5 year old high light(4.7WPG) 55 gallons tank. "48x18"x20" I was thinking of replacing it with a 120gallons 48"x24"x24. It will be nice to have a lot of depth as this was always my biggest complaint with the 55.
The plan is to swap over a lot of the equipment from the 55. The 48"Corralife lighting (260watts) would be used to give me 2.2 WPG. I would also swap over my Eheim 2028 and my pressured CO2 and controller. The heaters will be replaced with in-line heaters so that they are out of sight.
What plants to use I'm not 100% sure yet, but I know that I don't want it wall to wall plants. I think I want a strong hardscape with large rock arrangement and vertically orientated driftwood. Covered with some moss? maybe ferns? I just want the Discus to have a lot of space. I also want to try to minimize the amount of fast growing stem plants (at least in the long run). I hope to use slower growing plants so that I am not in the tank constantly trimming and scaring the fish. I want to mainly stick with plants that are South American, but I may cheat and put some crypts in there too. Perhaps Balanse and Wendii. Anyone have any tips on setting up this tank? Links to similar tanks and to more info on this subject is also appreciated.
thank you!
Jeff
The plan is to swap over a lot of the equipment from the 55. The 48"Corralife lighting (260watts) would be used to give me 2.2 WPG. I would also swap over my Eheim 2028 and my pressured CO2 and controller. The heaters will be replaced with in-line heaters so that they are out of sight.
What plants to use I'm not 100% sure yet, but I know that I don't want it wall to wall plants. I think I want a strong hardscape with large rock arrangement and vertically orientated driftwood. Covered with some moss? maybe ferns? I just want the Discus to have a lot of space. I also want to try to minimize the amount of fast growing stem plants (at least in the long run). I hope to use slower growing plants so that I am not in the tank constantly trimming and scaring the fish. I want to mainly stick with plants that are South American, but I may cheat and put some crypts in there too. Perhaps Balanse and Wendii. Anyone have any tips on setting up this tank? Links to similar tanks and to more info on this subject is also appreciated.
thank you!
Jeff