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shalu · 11-09-2004, 12:59 AM

Thx for the compliments.

pufferfreak, yes, it is a plexiglass tank, so the pleco really did some damage. temp 83F, ph 6.6, kh=4, tds=290, CO2 with pinpoint controller. 3x60% per week water change(more than most people are willing to do, but hey, discus are messy

) to remove excessive NO3. Dose TMG/PlantexCMS+B/Iron10%/PO4/K.

Eric, I am a collector by nature, so I have a lot of species in the tank both in terms of plants and fish

. I would love to have more bosemani and congo tetra but as it is, the tank is grossly overstocked with 13 discus and 80 other fish.

Some of the fish suffered a bit(somewhat stunted now) while in Bare Bottom tank, I thought that was the best way to grow out discus. Well, bare bottom tank does not automatically solve all the problems. It has been more trouble free since I moved them to the planted tank.

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shalu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,675	Thx for the compliments. pufferfreak, yes, it is a plexiglass tank, so the pleco really did some damage. temp 83F, ph 6.6, kh=4, tds=290, CO2 with pinpoint controller. 3x60% per week water change(more than most people are willing to do, but hey, discus are messy ) to remove excessive NO3. Dose TMG/PlantexCMS+B/Iron10%/PO4/K. Eric, I am a collector by nature, so I have a lot of species in the tank both in terms of plants and fish . I would love to have more bosemani and congo tetra but as it is, the tank is grossly overstocked with 13 discus and 80 other fish. Some of the fish suffered a bit(somewhat stunted now) while in Bare Bottom tank, I thought that was the best way to grow out discus. Well, bare bottom tank does not automatically solve all the problems. It has been more trouble free since I moved them to the planted tank. __________________ Truvu 100g Flourite, wet/dry, AHSupply 302w PC, PinPoint controller 10gallon15w T6+15w T8 55gallon40w T6 ODNO4x, no CO2. Discus grow out. 10gallon Tonina tank, 2x15w T6 ODNO 4x --------------------- I will do aquascapes after I collect all the plant species and grow them to perfection.