I am planning to upgrade my 55g to 100g soon. I cannot find any discus tank with sand bottom picture. Please post if you have one.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you in advance.
Discus hobbist...
- Thread starter newe70
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I've seen some nice photos of sand bottom discus tanks in the simply discus photo section, but I think you need to be a member of the website to view pictures not in the sponsor section.
Sand has a great look. You need to be careful of compaction, where the sand becomes unable to absorb oxygen, a couple Jurupari's will keep it turned over for you.
You can see mine here. It's a few months old though. Plants have really grow since then.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2172548#post2172548
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2172548#post2172548
Really nice set up. Is it straight sand or is there a layer(s) of material(can't think of the word) in there for plant growth?
Wow, that is a beatiful tank that you have there. Is that a bow front tank? Do you have any problem with the sand compaction so far? Your set up looks so natural and more like their environment. Do you mind if you can take a close up picture of your tank?
Thank you again for all feedbacks from you guys.
Thank you again for all feedbacks from you guys.
Thanks
Westie it's just straight sand. I did a bit of trial and error to get some really easy plants.
Newe70 it has a very slight bow in the front. Probably why it was listed as a 76 gal and not a 75. The sand is full of MTS to keep it moving. I love them. They really keep the sand clean. I usually just skim the top with the vaccum and then rake it with my fingers to keep it mixed, release any gas. This helps because the smaller sand sinks and you get the larger sand and pebbles on top. Just rake it a little and it looks great again. I'm at the office today but will be working from home on Monday and I'll get some close ups and more recent picks for you.
Westie it's just straight sand. I did a bit of trial and error to get some really easy plants.
Newe70 it has a very slight bow in the front. Probably why it was listed as a 76 gal and not a 75. The sand is full of MTS to keep it moving. I love them. They really keep the sand clean. I usually just skim the top with the vaccum and then rake it with my fingers to keep it mixed, release any gas. This helps because the smaller sand sinks and you get the larger sand and pebbles on top. Just rake it a little and it looks great again. I'm at the office today but will be working from home on Monday and I'll get some close ups and more recent picks for you.