hi imgoing to set up a 40 g discus growout tank and i dont want to do 50% water changes a day but instead maybe 2 40% water changes a week since i only have time to change water wensdays and sundays since i got enough time to maintnance all my tanks so would tile for a discus tank be good because with rocks alot of sh#t stay inbetween it and i dont want my discus strees due to ammonia and i dont like the way bare bottom looks so i was going to put nice tile but with rocks bacteria can grow would bacteria be abe to grow on til;e since tile is a rockyer surface similiar to gravel by the way theres going to 4-6 2 inch discus and im running an emperor 400 the one rated for 100 gallons and i might be running a sponge filter rated for 60 gallons for extra biological filtration so does his all sound gewd or what do u reccomend for water changes and fedback thank u
Tile Bottom as substrate
- Thread starter east_bay
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You could always spray the bottom of the tank with a textured spray paint. It would look like their is substrate with nothing actually their. Then place some select rocks in the bottom for Depth and visual effect.
Mike
Mike
I wouldnt suggest this becuase tiles are very toxic. Maybe sand will be nice I put a net like cloth above the grave and when it is clean up time i simply take it out.
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hmmmmmmm i forget who here had a tile bottom in her 180 for stingrays and other fish and i dont think she had problems so its a bad idea for substrate aaaaaand i cant paint tank its already been running
if you go to the stingray forum they will be able to tell which kind of tile is not a problem... certain kinds will mess with your PH... but most are fine... a lot of stingray keepers use tile bottoms with no problems... i have 2 buddies that have tiled tanks and have had for a long time now with no problems... one of them has discuses as well... so i know they would be fine... and i could be wrong but marble i think is the only type that messes with the water... all others should be fine... just check the stingray forum or ask on there... hope this helps
i dont think you can actually keep a net on the bottom... where did this idea come from lol. try a litter box, that sounds more realistic
i know alot of guys that run bb reef tanks, but dont like the look use a product called starboard. come in many colors (sand being one) and can be trimmed to fit. the co name is king starboard. i do not have any personal exp with the product but so far it seems to be working for those i have seen using it. hth 