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Posted by fish lover on April 21, 2006, 10:32 pm
Please log in for more thread options Discus needs lots of water changes. At least once a week at 30%. Some
people do daily WC or every three days. Bottled water would not work.
The cost will adds up very costly.
General rules for Discus:
10 g per adult fish
at least 4, 6 or 7 are better
temp 82f to 88f
ph 7 or less, sometimes you can get away with 7.5 but stable is the
key, no PH swings at WC
Be careful with tank mates, corys and attos are OK. Cardinal Tetras
are fine too.
An UV is a very good idea
Go to http://www.discusforums.com/forum/index.php
for additional information.
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>> On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 22:58:57 -0500, "fat plumber"
>>
>> >like i mentioned iam getting ready to get my first discuss.the tank i
>will
>> >be using will be a thirty gallon.first i must drasticly lower my ph.the
>> >water out of the tap is usually around 8 where i live.iam thinking about
>> >building a peat filled five gallon bucket with a pump and some sort of
>> >homemade filter to filter out the peat particles to get my ph around
>6.5.now
>> >to my question.does the more peat that i use cause the ph of the water to
>> >fall farther or does the more peat that i use just mean that i will have
>to
>> >replace the peat less often.example,if i fill a five gallon bucket full
>of
>> >peat will it drop the ph more than if the bucket was only half full,or
>would
>> >i just half to change the peat less often.i hope this makes sense.
>> >
>> >
>> From what I've read, you can keep discus in that water, but probably
>> not breed them. If you really want to get the pH down, first get the
>> mineral content down. With hard alkaline water you can add lots of
>> acid and just keep pushing things around.
>>
>> You can lower the mineral content by using RO water, or DI water from
>> a store. I've also read that the peat will remove some of the
>> minerals, I'm not certain of that. If you start manipulating the
>> water you have now you're in for a lot of work.
>>
>> can you get a water quality analysis from your water supplier?
>>
>>
>yes i can usually find it online usually the nitrites are pretty high since
>there is alot of runoff from farms that are in the area.the ph is usually
>listed around 8.i guess it is only a thirty gallon tank so bottled water
>wouldnt cost that much except for the initial filling.i was just looking for
>a way to recreate a natural enviorment as much as possible.
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