I am really enjoying the pictures of your tank and the story that is unfolding about your Discus & their possible offspring. Please continue to update and post images!

Dmaaaaax, That is absolutely AWESOME !!! Good God, the effort in the tank alone is award winning ! Let alone the fish ! Just bitchin' !!! I haven't seen care in fish choice and plant life like that in E O N S !! excellent work, want to do my painted turtles environment..? HAHA !

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Thanks for all the recent comments.

The discus continue to lay eggs and ocassionally hatch fish. I tried putting them in a floating fry container, but they all seem to die in there. I will have to get rid of my angelfish and dedicate the 20g to fry if I can find a good sponge filter and some fry food.

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So you think the Angelfish is devouring the fry even under the watchful eyes of the parent Discus?

I just started my own 75 gallon tank but its not as nice as yours. I am slowly coming along though. I really like the pictures of your tank. Check out mine if you get a chance!

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Just got done going through your pictures. Sweet looking planted aquarium.

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Thanks all. I need to put some updated pictures on!

The angel is not in the same tank as my Discus any more, it is in my 20g tank originally set up for medication or babies. I think the algae eater or other discus ate the eggs.

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Guess too much information for me to understand. Guess there is lots for me to learn.

Thanks for sharing so much. I as still in grasping mode, hence will look forward to others asking more questions

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Siva

beautiful tank and awesome set-up... be proud!

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90gal ~ Saltwater
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Thanks all. My plants were overgrown and taking over last month. I took a shot before I went in and removed both Amazon swords and moved things around. I will try to post an "after" photo in a few weeks once they get back on track.

Aug 2010:

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How often do you have to refill the CO2 ?? just curious.. I've been looking for the components for a CO2 system for my tank setup once we get a house i can do it in < hopefully this coming spring>

A little tip... Your LFS should sell CO2 Pumps for around $100... Newer technology that should make regular tank systems obsolete

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90gal ~ Saltwater
100gal ~ ?

Care to ellaborate?

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LFS around here honestly dont have much in the way of newer technology. I end up buying most stuff online. Shops around here are good for fish, tanks, sometimes substrate and used filters Hence looking at craigslist for Co2 systems

It looks like a regular air pump, but somehow separates CO2... TBH, I really don't know much more than the sales guy raved about them...

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Hmm Thanks for the info .. ill have to look into it

I just read throught this thread, and was in awe of the pictures.
Dmaaaaax, you have done an incredible job on this tank, please keep the updates comming.

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Thanks all....The CO2 tank I use is a paint ball tank (I have 2). They last about a month. When one is empty I switch it for the new one and then refill the old one. I go to my local sporting goods store Dick's and they refill for $3.99. After 4 refills, you get one free.

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Wonderful tank! I'd like to try something like that. I love real plants, but usually have problems with algae taking over. Should I get a plecostomus or use algae destroyer? My single oto needs help!

Can you tell me exactly what you have for a CO2 setup? Paintball tanks attached to what?

I am just setting up a 75 gallon with sand bottom. Should I be using a layer of flourite or Flora Max under that? So far I have just used the plant tabs pushed into the sand with some success.

I live out of town and our well water is pretty hard. I've read that I shouldn't use water from the softener, so I'll use the straight well water. Can I soften the water with some peat and real driftwood?

Once this tank is ready, I'll be moving the fish from the 45 gal. 1 Oto, 1 marble angel, 4 buenos aires tetras, 8 tiger barbs, 5 marble mollies, 2 pictus cats, 2 peppered corys, 1 peacock eel,

hmm sorry if it sounds dumb

just curious

you said one of the discuss is wild caught ... where exactly can we find these and how would they adjust to getting transfered from wild to tanks ?

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29 Gallon Tall Planted and running Eheim 2217
~~ a German Blue ram pair, 9 Harlequin rasboras, 2 octilincus, 2 Dwarf neon rainbows and a honey sunset Gaurami

16 gallon Bowfront tank ~~ 3 Neon Tetras, red tailed shark, 1 angel (its a real bully), BN pleco and an albino BN pleco.