FraserNZ Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Hey Guys, I'm thinking about down sizing my planed tank as the weekly water changes are begining to be too much of a hassle, volume wise. I have a 100cm x 40cm x 35cm which works out at 140L that I'm keen to plant out with java and glosso, Just going to keep this one simple... My qustion is... Do you think that a tank this size will be way too small for 5 discus, they are around 5 months old currently and are still quite small, the biggest being around 5-7cm. I'm planning to run a 305 fluval and a second filter of around the same size as filtration so the water will be very well filtered, with weekly water changes. Cheers, Fraser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 fertilizing plants and growing out discus are not compatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Discus likes height and depth and you have neither in that tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 fertilizing plants and growing out discus are not compatable. I never knew this... Why wouldn't it be compatable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 When growing out young discus many people have bare tanks and do daily 50% water changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 discus need really good water quality. if you're not into water changes they aren't the way to go in my opinion. also wouldn't put them in that tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 When growing out young discus many people have bare tanks and do daily 50% water changes I did daily water changes up until they were about 3 months... Now they are at a pretty good size as well as being in a 300L tank I don't really see the need as even with weekly water changes the water doesn't get very dirty. EG, nothing ever shows up on the test kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 discus need really good water quality. if you're not into water changes they aren't the way to go in my opinion. also wouldn't put them in that tank 50% water change every week? That quite a bit of mantaince isn't it? My issue is the volume I'm currently having to deal with each week. If I cut the volume in half, then my water changes will be a lot smaller. The tank that I will be using has a very big foot print for its volume, that's why I'm hoping it will be ok with heaps of filtration, and 50% weekly water changes. How big is phoenix's tank? That looked quite small, and seemed to work with discus in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I have used that http://aqadvisor.com/ aquarium stock calculator, it estimates that with the filters I'm planning to use that the aquarium would only be at 75% capacity... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Sorry mate didn't read your original post properly and assumed you wanted to reduce frequency of water changes. That said, discus prefer a tank with more height than the one you intend to use. Doesn't mean it won't work, just not ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 If you have used aqadviser it would also have told you that your tank is not high enough. true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 When growing out young discus many people have bare tanks and do daily 50% water changes Doesn't really back up your previous statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZ Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 If you have used aqadviser it would also have told you that your tank is not high enough. true? Buggar... and that it did. Just realised, looks like anything under 60cm is going to be too small. A tank 60cm high is out of the question as I'm into plants too much... Is 35cm going to be enough or is that just too crual on the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackp Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Imagine living in a house with a 1.5m stud height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Joshlikesfish--what previous statement? I only made that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Joshlikesfish--what previous statement? I only made that one. fertilizing plants and growing out discus are not compatable. I never knew this... Why wouldn't it be compatable?[/quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Sorry I cannot see a conflict. Please enlighten me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 My tank was 225L. As the discus grew bigger I moved them on as they started looking out of proportion. I'm sure they are happier now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supasi Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 With constant water changes you are constantly stripping the tank of the nutrients that the plants will benefit from. You can do it but something will loose out. Be it the plants that are constantly loosing their nutrients and it will cost you heaps to dose the tank every water change, or the Discus who dont get the water changes they require for healthy growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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