You can have a sump with low flow and I would rather have the added benefit of a large sump. It increases water volume, provides a place where you can house much more biological and mechanical filtration, can also have a refugium as well as a place to store additional filter material such as sponge filters for use in new setups.. Sumps for the win in my opinion.
You can put round shaped ( no sharp edges ) black lava rocks and glue epiphytes plants like Ferns and Anubis. In that way you can have real plants which can handle high temperatures and also porous rocks which can provide the growth of beneficial bacteria. The rocks can be removed or shifted during water change schedule to clean the bottom of the tank for detritus.
if you are going to use a Sub make sure its fine grain sand .. stuff wont build up in fine sand Because it sits on the bottem so compact .. eveerything will just lay on top
Hi! Really depends on the tank dimensions, but 47g feels a tad small. I wouldn't go smaller than a standard 55g. Keep in mind that's long term. For short-term breeding, down to a 20g Tall is sufficient.
Any video of discus in a planted aquarium? I”m only hearing about discus on sand or bare bottom… I know that’s this is the best, but what about planted…?
Hi. I don't have any personal experience with that but I know it can be done. Best to do it with adult discus. You'll be doing yourself a favor to raise baby discus in a bare bottom then switch to a planted tank eventually.
My fish get the peppering sometimes. If they're pissed off with me and they hide it is alot more evident. If they're out swimming and happy it is almost all gone
It's been 27 years since having discus and of the many vids the is sound info and the welcome reminder I was looking for. Went through a power outage for a week and mine survived with no heat back up. When it occured they were about 4 -4.5 in size. With nothing to lose I used the airline and just blew into the tank manually every twenty minutes and they were coming up for air on THIER own as well. Could have let them but they survived so thought I'd throw in that experience as many would be freaking out.
Was your power outage in Houston 2 years ago when many lost power? It was awful. I was thinking that anyone who had fish during that time would've lost all their fish.
Nice tank! If it's the standard 48" x 18" footprint, then I'd say 7 adults long term. Min 6, max 8. Some people might tell you 9 or 10, but that'd mean more water changes than I think is worth it.
