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  1. #11
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    Sabrina,

    It is fairly common for people to buy small fish that are already stunted. This is because of a few reasons,
    1, the seller had bought stock from a local supplier who knocks out home bred discus but doesn't know what he is doing.
    2, the seller knows no different.
    3, the seller will take advantage of the 'new to discus' buyer.

    Now you are here in this forum you will gain the knowledge you need to make more informed decisions about buying 'good' stock.
    I did make a thread a few years ago about stunting, but I can't find it now. If I find it I will post, it had a photo of eye size in relation to the body of the fish. Basically, the eye should fit 7 times vertically in a line through the eye top to bottom. Stunted fish show a rugby ball shape and large eyes and the ratio is far less. I will search more. And update here.
    Why me ?

  2. #12
    Thank you Hollowman
    I will be more careful in the future. I pick up my new 4 foot long 160L tank for my Discus tomorrow, so im a bit excited tonight.
    I am sure they will have fun in this much bigger tank and i will turn the heat up to perhaps 28c as i am having no issues with
    them getting sick, i dont want to have them at the extreme end of their heat tolerance. I will post pics of the new tank once i
    have set it up some what

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    Sabrina,

    How are you going to filtrate the new tank? If you are using a new filter of course there is no biological filtration so you must make sure you use some existing mature filter media. 28C is the lowest I would go to for Discus, you say ok now, but so fast you 'can' get problems, so observe well ok.
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  4. #14
    Hi,
    Yes the new tank has a new filter built in along the top of the tank under the hood and the pump for it hangs in the tank. I do know of using existing mature media to kick start the cycle and i also use Seachem Stability and Prime in my tanks. Dont worry, the fish wont be going in the tank until it is cycled.. Once its been up and running a few days i will add some Cory Catfish to it so this will also help the tank mature before the Discus go in.. Here are some photos of me setting the tank up now, at 5am in the morning mind you lol
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    Looks good, clean and easy to maintain. Please make sure your tank filter is well seeded just to save problems later ok. Looks like you are doing ok though, be good to see how it develops
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  6. #16
    Thank you
    Its coming along now, looks great with the plants in it! Thought i am unsure how high to fill the water in it, it doesn't have a water line or instructions in the booklet about the water level..
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    I would go to the top, so you can't see the lights shining through the front.
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  8. #18
    Hi Hollowman,
    I seem to have a problem with the brand new heater already. Its a 200 watt Eheim heater, i brought this heater specifically because
    its the top of the range and is very accurate. I also brought the strip thermometer. I have had the heater in the tank for over 24 hours now
    and its set at 28c, the strip thermo is reading 26c, so i put a glass thermo in there and that says 27c. The heater packaging say 300-400
    liters, my tank is only 170 liters, so im wondering why its not heating it to the right temp. Ive rang the pet store this morning about it and
    they said to turn up the temp on the heater, but the thing i i shouldn't have to do that. Do you think the heater is faulty? Should i return it
    and get another one the same watts? Im a bit confused about this

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    You need to calibrate the heater.

    From the heater manual


    Recalibration

    If, after a day or two in operation the setting scale does not correspond to the water temperature, follow the following procedure to recalibrate the heater:
    Switch off the heater and unplug it from the mains supply.Measure the water temperature with an accurate thermometer. Turn indicator arrow (red) to point to the measured temperature.Set the desired tank temperature with the temperature selector ring (blue) .

  10. #20
    Hi Shiney
    Thank you very much, that was helpful! I did more accurate testing and the temp is 27c in the tank, so its 1c out atm. Tomorrow i will follow
    those instructions and calibrate the heater. I think because the glass is so thick the strip thermo wasn't working right, i will stick with the glass
    thermometer from now on!

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