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  1. #51
    Thanks Ghoti, both 2217s have macropore in them...

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    Moderator scott bowler's Avatar
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    Hey jimstreet your water may not be clear might be because your feeding 4 times a day , if you are feeding with an auto feeder it would be flake or pellets , that could be doing it , have a look at changing the type of food or cut it back to twice a day and see if it gets better ,

  3. #53
    Thanks Scott, I'll cut back to twice a day feeds and see if that makes a difference.

  4. #54
    Cutting back the food to twice daily plus a frozen treat at night has helped with the water quality. Problem is now there is a heap of aggression as the discus are hungry.

    I bought some brushes from eBay that were excellent for cleaning the filter hoses. Combined with media bags for the media, cleaning an entire canister filter, including hoses & inlet/outlet pipes, takes no time now.


  5. #55
    New aquascape is in the planning. Today I found 'the' piece of driftwood, I just need to work out how to wrangle it into the tank. I am taking inspiration from the tank in the picture below.



  6. #56
    Nice one. Look forward to it

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    Very nice. It really looks like your water issues cleared up. They still behaving aggressively at feeding time?

    Jason

  8. #58
    Hey Jason that pic above is of how I want my tank to look. I wish my tank looked that good

    I was planning a big aquascape today with the new driftwood however I ran out of time, instead I used the Python to do a 70% water change. I only use the Python when I am doing big water changes as it wastes water, however it makes life so much easier as you don't have to lift numerous buckets. When the tank was filling I also used the normal vacuum and a bucket to remove further detritus the Python didn't get, worked really well. I filled the tank slowly over an hour and a half however being such a cold day the temp has dropped over 5 degrees. The discus are huddled over the heater, hopefully it doesn't take long to warm up.

  9. #59
    In preparation for the new driftwood I pruned the swords today removing any leaf that had algae on it. Still struggling with the 'bits' in the water...


  10. #60
    After the first piece of driftwood wouldn't fit into the tank, I managed to find a piece at Petbarn of all places today. I feel it needs to go about 3-4 inches to the right. I also plan to fill out the back with Val.


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