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Phew, went through the full 11 pages of this thread now. Tank looks great but the crowning glory is the three brilliantly coloured Discus in the fully planted tank!
Loved the Downoi HC combo too!
No problem... here's a video clip showing the discus in a feeding frenzy... I'm glad they are eatingOriginally Posted by luncheonMeat
Sorry about the altum discussion Bro.. topic got drifted away.
Anyways, Very nice shot of the tank and the discus are simply a beauty!
Great tank there!
More fish
Last edited by Jervis; 19th Sep 2008 at 01:30.
Phew, went through the full 11 pages of this thread now. Tank looks great but the crowning glory is the three brilliantly coloured Discus in the fully planted tank!
Loved the Downoi HC combo too!
"I grow old, I grow old. I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled"
Jervis, i'm mightily impressed.
From the initial scape i doubted how the plants would mature, thinking they would overlap oddly. But i was wrong.
The combination and layout of your plants is simply breathtaking!
Forgive me if i missed the update in a previous page (was offline during transition from page 6-8 i think hehe). But how was your Madagascar Lace plant doing? It was struggling since you moved it out of its previous home was the last i heard.
Once again - WOW to this tank. I love it!
Verminator
Aquatic fanatic and keen learner of aquascaping
The canvas is what you make it...
sweeeeeet.
Wow...the FTS are breathtaking !
Discus in planted tank...think they bring the best out of each other.
Simply amazing setup,its so nice I can spend hours glued to this setup
Never create what you can't control
You have a truly nice "rojak" tank.... fishes from the different continents, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America.
Yippie!! Reptiles and Fishies!
Sweet tank bro.
Think a little trimming is in place? and perhaps narrow down the species of plants a little to create more uniformity and prevent wondering eye syndrome..
Nicely done...i love the foreground and how quickly it has developed into a nice green patch with bordering "shrubs"..kekeke
No you didn't miss much... the Madagascar Lace is doing pretty alright but they are constantly being blocked (from front view) by the Rotala wallichii which I wrongly put as midground plant
Thanks bro for the kind words... I am beginning to really enjoy keeping Discus since they are quite comfortable with my tank water temperatureWow...the FTS are breathtaking !
Discus in planted tank...think they bring the best out of each other.
Simply amazing setup,its so nice I can spend hours glued to this setup
Too bad the tank is in my office and I can't afford to spend too much time staring at it... unless I am prepared to work OT
You think I should get more Discus?
Yeah... truly "rojak"You have a truly nice "rojak" tank.... fishes from the different continents, Australia, Asia, Africa and South America.
I know I got to do something about the many species of plants I have inside my tank... but I really do not know where to start. They all seem to grow nicely together and I am quite amazed by the wide variety of plants the system manage to sustain. Yeah the HC spreads a lot faster than expected... and they are still spreadingSweet tank bro.
Think a little trimming is in place? and perhaps narrow down the species of plants a little to create more uniformity and prevent wondering eye syndrome..
Nicely done...i love the foreground and how quickly it has developed into a nice green patch with bordering "shrubs"..kekeke
Show us some updated pictures (Full Tank Shot) bro Jervis! Looking forward to that!
-LM-
Newbie in this exciting hobby
Soon bro... actually my tank is overgrown again
So honored!Can't wait to see!
-LM-
Newbie in this exciting hobby
AWESOME tank!!!
do you have more pics showing the discus? The aquarium look so peaceful
Sorry bro... been very busy lately... not really in the mood to take FTSSo honored!
Thanks!
Will try to take pix tomorrow. Went back to office today just to clean the tank. It was hectic... did 20% water change... trimmed a huge amount of plants (enough to feed a family of 5) and cleaned the sump... definitely not as peaceful as it seemsdo you have more pics showing the discus? The aquarium look so peaceful
sir jervis,
it is good to use a sump filter when you use a co2 injection? does the co2 dissolve? or just evaporate?
It's a very good question... you got it right actually. The use of sump will cause major loss of CO2 due to water traveling through the various compartments (i.e. through filter comb to reach overflow box, down the piping, through the filter floss, down to the bioballs).
I have to pump in more CO2 than a non-sump setup of similar water volume... but fortunately, my CO2 output is pH controlled.
If I am to build a tank specifically for planted, I will go without sump for sure... but as mentioned, this used to be a marine tank.
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