Discus in planted tank 37 0

Discus 12 years ago 6,963 views

My young pair of discus guarding their newly spawned eggs on the pot. They are not fully grown yet (4.5 and 5 inch TL respectively), this is their 3rd or 4th breeding try. Tank data: Size: 75 gallon (48x18x21 tall) Lighting: 168W T5NO (I am chanigng to 108W T5HO soon) CO2: No Dosing: None. Temperature: 84 - 86 F Filter: Rena XP3, Rena XP1. Fish: Discus, Bloodfin tetra, Rasbora hets, Longfin albino bristlenose (bushynose) pleco Plants: Amazon swords, Crypts. Recorded with Panasonic GF1 + 20mm/f1.7 lens at 720p. I am not familiar with the video function of this camera yet, so the color of the tank and fish look dull compared to reality. Your comments welcome!

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James Williams - Cinematographer - 10 years ago

Fantastic set up, I'm about to do the same thing with potting my immersed set up for a Riparium, the terracotta pots work great.

AwesomeChris - 10 years ago

鱼缸不错！

Enrique Goitia - 11 years ago

what do oyu have in the pot? special substrate or just sand? interesting way to plant an aquarium

Mbuna Marcus - Aquariums, Cichlids and More - 11 years ago

Are you able to upload video straight to your computer or youtube just through the USB?

XIANG HUANG - 12 years ago

I don't use CO2 in this tank, since my target is low maintenance tank. The lighting is T5 high output 108 W. Lighting period is <7 hours/day but longer on weekends. For the pots, make sure you plug the hole if there's one, then add one inch of soil (potting soil from Home Depot or even dirt from your backyard), then another inch of pool filter sand. Then you can add rocks/pebbles on top of the sand so the diggers can't dig it. The dirt is necessary for the sword plants to grow well.

XIANG HUANG - 12 years ago

@nobertyang Hi I have no experience with Ehiem filters so I can't really comment on their quality. As for Rena, I have had 3 filters so far, two of them work fine, one has a leaking connector since day one. I had to buy a replacement part. Otherwise they are fine. Thanks!

XIANG HUANG - 12 years ago

@ceahorse56 Thanks. No i don't have a video like that but it's really easy, you just pot it like you would a land plant.