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  1. #41
    Just an Egg
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    Some more updated pics 7 months later

    I hope you like them
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  2. #42
    Hi, I'm New Here!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Livingfish78 View Post
    I hope you like them
    Its disappointing that you don't want to answer ALL members questions. I have found it difficult to keep anubias etc free of hard brown algae but you seem to do it with ease. Just after a couple of tips thats all..thanks

  3. #43
    Just an Egg
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    dont be dissapointed ....Just pretty busy and limited for time... I have a massive UV conected to the filters. I run three 2080 filters. I do 2 water changes a week. I trim the plants once a week and get rid of any that are growing algae and then I wipe the leaves for the algae.

    I also use algaecide...I also have darwin algae shrimp, L plecos and peppys.

    hope I was able to help.

  4. #44
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    Quote Originally Posted by Livingfish78 View Post
    dont be dissapointed ....Just pretty busy and limited for time... I have a massive UV conected to the filters. I run three 2080 filters. I do 2 water changes a week. I trim the plants once a week and get rid of any that are growing algae and then I wipe the leaves for the algae.

    I also use algaecide...I also have darwin algae shrimp, L plecos and peppys.

    hope I was able to help.
    Thanks heaps for that ...as I suspected its total war against the algae. I didn't see the third 2080 and uv in your photos? your tank is inspirational..all the best

  5. #45
    SnakeSkin Discus
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    With your water changes how much do you change each Time? Do you use r/o Water?
    Nathan

  6. #46
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    example of a top fancier

  7. #47
    Wrigglers
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    Looking absolutely fantastic! : )

  8. #48
    Just an Egg
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    That is one fantastic tank. I'm just setting up a tank at present of similar dimensions so a couple of questions if you can assist,

    - what ph, KH and gh do you have
    - what discus types have you mixed, ie looks like Wilds and Asian from the above posts
    - any issues at all with that as some say you can't mix the three streams of Asian, german and wild
    - do you add any mineral supplements with the RO water
    - what temperature are you running the tank at

    I've currently set mine up at,
    Ph 6.2 to 6.7, that's the movement difference from when the co2 is on and off
    I add some alkaline powder from seachem and equilibrium from seachem to get gh to 4 or 5 and KH to 2 or 3 which buffers the ph to the above
    If I don't add KH my ph goes down to 5 and moves an awful lot

    I'm putting first fish in today being, Royal Whiptails, SAEs and Ottos, all to make sure it's fully cycled and I keep any algae under control.

    As for discus im leaning towards Wild Discus and Wild Altum Angels but not 100% on whether that is a good combination.

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