Hello! =o)

[Alexi]

Hey guys!

I am new to this forum. Over the last two months i have been slowly bringing my goal of owning a successful planted discus tank into reality.

I have a 4 foot aquarium (55G) currently being filtered by a Eheim 620LPH Eternal filter and by mid next week i will hooking up a Eheim 1200LPH Eternal filter, i am thinking of running both of them in the same aquarium, do you think that would work well?

My tank has been cycling for almost 2 months and has only recently had three 4 month old Bristlenose catfish introduced.

I have been running the tank at a steady 28.4-29.6. I am curious as to how low a temperature i can have for discus, what is the safest temperature i can maintain?

Kind Regards,

Alexi

[scott bowler]

hi Alexi welcome to the forum .i would put the temp p to about 30 - 32 it would he better .the other things sounds good and you need to have a ph of around 6.8 but that IMO .

[Alexi]

hey =)

Will the bristlenoses be okay at that temp? I have read a lot on them and discus, alot of people seem to keep bristlenose well, regardless of their lower temperature tolerance

Whats the Discus Forums opinion?

[scott bowler]

yeah they will be fine mine are good and they are in a low ph and high temp

[Alexi]

How long have you had your bristlenose? =)

I am so excited, this may sound odd, but i cannot wait to get my discus!

Also, whats your aquarium specs and what heater do you have in your tank to maintain such a high temp?

[scott bowler]

i have had 1 of them for about 18 months and the others for bout 8 months. i have a few tanks of all sizes but the one with BNs in it is 6ft x 2 it has 2 300w heaters in it my ph is normaly 6.5-6.8,its a planted tank the temp is about 32-34 . so good luck with it all hehe good you are excited .i still get that way when i get new fish hehe