First time aquascaping for discus

jacobfata

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So the aquarium is setup and running smoothly and the water quality couldn’t be any better. I have a good filtration setup and even got a UV sterilize.. its my first time with discus and it’s my first time with plants and aquascaping! I’m normally a bare bottom tank kind of guy. But this time I want them to feel at home. Tell me what you think!

Anyways, the sand bed is about 4 inches deep with a under layer of 1 inch black gravel that I was too easy to remove so I topped it off a bag after bag of sand. I have been told by others on the forum that live plants will keep the substrate oxygenated and simply not to disturb it and my fish will be safe from toxic gases building up and killing my fish. I’m also upgrading soon. I got the most beautiful plants like plants I could find to go with a driftwood piece we already had. The guy at the local fish store told me about these palettes that I put in my sand and it fertilizes the soil to keep the plants healthy. So I got them and put three in my aquarium sand. I’ll include a picture of what it is. Also, I don’t remember what my lighting is called.. but I know it’s by FluvalSmart and I control it with the app on my phone.. and it cost about 350 bucks, I do remember that lol. I keep it bright for the plants during the day. Anyways, I came home planted the plants added a small amount of Java moss in different areas of the aquarium.

I wanted to make the discus feel like they’re in their natural habitat as much as possible at least and they’re comfortable. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, comments or advice for me. Again this is my first time with discus and plants.. So I do appreciate all the help I could get!

I am desperately seeking validation that I did this the right way!

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