Ok i'm a little colour blind, did another Ammonia test and the reading is 4ppm, quite sure this is the same colour it was this morning, will check in the morning again, oops.
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Looks pretty awesome, personally i would forget the discus and just keep the altums, get a big school of suitably sized Rasboras to go with them (read 3-4" Rasboras, adult altums will make a very short meal out of a group rummys or cardinals)
Thanks Juls
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Rasboras look pretty nice, specially the Mosquito rasboras(Boraras brigittae), will research more..
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Unless you plan to keep Wild Type discus with the Altums that might be ok, but domestic discus plus altums.. not my thing, and the discus will make the water messy quickly, and heating the tank expensive.
Keep in mind that you cannot feed discus the usual beef heart included dinners if the water is below 29 degree's as land based animal fats remain solidified if the water temp is 28 or lower, and the discus cannot properly process the solidified saturated fat leading to all kinds of health problems.
Before i even decided on a tank me and my partner decided to get solar power, so during the day while the tank is in full action the solar system will run the whole tank. Discus and Altums in one tank is such a touchy subject it seems. I'm definitely getting some wild Discus, was at Malaga today talking to Kev trying to figure out which ones are nicer looking..?! Would love everyones thoughts. Altums are hard to come by, i know a couple of importers who brings them in from time to time. So with some luck i hope i'll have a group of Altums one day soon. Definitely not feeding beef heart
Thanks for the run down of the power bill, i never ever wanna see that again ha.
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Such a spoil sport, working out the running costs. I tell my wife the hobby is free, I swap plants for fish food so it costs me nothing
I am afraid I can't tell what you have planted in the tank, perhaps you could post a list. I really love the wood, its going to look fantastic.
Agreed on the Altums, they will be sensational in a big tank like that. The vertical striping would be complemented by some tall thin plants.
Java fern often gets very tatty after transplanting, but it tends to come back quickly in good conditions.
Nice to see the ammonia falling, but I would still like to see more plants
Cheers
Brett
Thanks Brett. Ok so far i have these plants (i may have miss one or two)
Microsorium pteropus (Java fern)
Narrow leaf Java Fern
Microsorium pteropus Windelow
cryptocoryne wendtii tropica
Echinodorus schlueteri 'Leopard'
Cryptocoryne balansae (getting more)
Blyxa Japonica
Nymphaea zenkeri
Echinodorus red melone x
Anubias Barteri Var Nana 'petite'
cryptocoryne undulata
I will be getting these in the next few days:
Crinum calamistratum x 1
Echinodorus horemanii (red) x 3
I'm looking for more Crypts, Anubias Swords...
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I like spiral vallis, but it tends to get too long and float across the surface of the tank which tends to spoil the appearance somewhat.
Crypt balansea is awesome, but I could never really get it to thrive and mutliply, perhaps you will have more luck.
Vallis tend to be a bit invasive, they need a bit of work as weel. I'm not keeping any plants that tend to produce runners. I am looking for more Crypt Balansae and similarly taller non invasive plants
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Java fern often gets very tatty after transplanting, but it tends to come back quickly in good conditions.
Nice to see the ammonia falling, but I would still like to see more plants
Cheers
Brett
It's difficult to plant a tank this big all at once. Will plant more during the weekend.