henward Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 waiting for the black aro:D and a few more discus, picking pu a pair of cobalt blue - biggest discus i have ever seen in my life! will post pics up with ruler. this is my tank so far: 1200Litres 4x pink tail chalceus 1 15 cm normal sen 8 inch fancy CK 8 inch gymnotus carapo knife 10cm brown ghost knife 5x odd ball small clown loaches small geo phagus. Discus: 2 super checkerboard 1 checkerboard 1 white butter fly 1 albino 1 red turq 1 panang eruption 1 red melon 1 blue diamond 1 albino turq 1 leopard 1 white butter fly adding tomorrow: 2x biggest blue cobalt i have ever seen in my life adding when hff lets me know black aro:D more optional additions: fire eel filtration has been upgraded in my 2x 1200L. filtration is a main tower trickle sump secondary sump 80 - 90% of turnover of the main filter 3x fx5 1x fluval 404 1x fluval 4 internal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 3x fx5 filters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Makes me wonder what the internal filter what the internal filter will ever have the chance to clean! :lol: Tank looking good henward. Look forward to your new pics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 when i get the big discus ill post them asap... the internal is opposite side of the tank. i would put a fluval 404 but no space at the bottom of the tank stand for one. internal picks up alot. the particulates sometimes settle on the way to the in let by the over flow. so this adds waterflow and sucks up what it can. works well. clarify is good WHEN all filters are clean. 3 fx5 rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby.baby Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hi there, check out the size of a high fin and high bodied Giant Flora discus. You'll be amazed by the shape and size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Looking good, why are the plants in pots and not in the substrate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Hi there, check out the size of a high fin and high bodied Giant Flora discus. You'll be amazed by the shape and size. good to see you posting mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 cos its too annoying to fill the bottom of the tank wtih a thick layer of substrate. this way the plants can grow in the pots trialling it, looks ok, but i have seachem fluorite in them. growth is fast. 1 day, the flower buds of the large swords has grown 1 inch lol hope it roots up and holds on the gravel in the pots. discus eating already after 30 mins of introduction. what i did was decrease the grow out tank by 50% and put water form the two big tanks in there. then decreased it by 50% again and refilled it again through out the day lol acclimatised the entire tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king_gie Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 GIANT Flora is The biggest I have held in my hands so far!!! :bounce: u will be amazed w/ this discus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEE Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 amazing tank henward i have to come and see when you get the black arowana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 sure, come see the tank even before hand! i would give you locust too but when i went away, half died! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatfish Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Looking great Henward. I also have my plants (tiger lotus and swords) in pots (plastic hydroponic pots - they allow the plants roots to grow outside the pot). It saves the plecos from knocking them about and I can pull them out easily if necessary. Looking forward to more pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Nice tank man, well done, can't wait to see it with the black aro in it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henward Posted May 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 I tried to post pics, too much of a pain here is the link adding to this thread jsut pics. http://fishkeepers.co.nz/forums/viewtop ... =18&t=2625 for some reason i cant post pics i even resized it to 640x480 but still wont accept it. you may post on th is to co9mment etc. the other link is just for pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David R Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 for some reason i cant post pics i even resized it to 640x480 but still wont accept it. Must be too big for all those users with 33.6k modems still out there, they are a whopping 100-120kb EACH!!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 Post 3-4 pics in each reply and you'll be sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 29, 2010 Report Share Posted May 29, 2010 I can usually get four or five, but I notice fishandchips managed 15 pics in one post in off topic today! viewtopic.php?f=17&t=46107 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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