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    Wild discus biotope with terrestrial setup

    Hey all,

    Just thought I'd show my reaquascaped discus biotope.

    Not a strict biotope, but here I've tried to emulate the blackwater environment.
    Discus are from John Kreatsoulas (snookn21). It's a drilled 54 gallon with about a 15 gallon wet/dry sump. Not much room to work with but I tried to maximize the space. Thanks for checking in! Enjoy and I'd appreciate any feedback.

    Stocklist:
    4 Cameta Yellow Brown
    2 Blue Acara (pair)
    7 Bleeding Heart Tetra
    4 Skunk Cory
    1 Gold Nugget Pleco

    http://youtu.be/eX5ycx_Dhq4

    I have a small planted terrestrial setup above the waterline to serve as an implied shoreline which darkens the backside of the tank adding a bit of visual depth. I'll post a video soon detailing the planted setup. Thanks!

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    Very nice and all and beautiful discus, but it's so dark how do you get to enjoy the colour and beauty of discus?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mavzta View Post
    Very nice and all and beautiful discus, but it's so dark how do you get to enjoy the colour and beauty of discus?
    Thanks. The tank is actually a lot brighter than the video shows, but I was going for more of a subdued lighting look. They're usually coasting the front of the tank but they do enjoy the dark section. I don't know if you saw the whole video but theres a closeup of the discus and you can see them brightly in full color.

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    Here's a vid on the planted section:
    http://youtu.be/O3do3WeM52g

    Share some thoughts!

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