Cycling a Discus tank

[PaintballFan07]

If you can take the carbon out then great but if you can than dont use that filter. I do not have the same Discus as in my Avatar but I do have small 1"ers.

Wat is a gravity system and i may just buy another ac300 so both sides match and only use one sponge if i use more than one i would have to buy another pump n i dont want to do that . I will be using a tetra tec 200, it has 2 valves so 1 line will go to a air wand n the other will go to the sponge. Im hoping the AC filter is very quiet cuz the tank sits right next to my bed and i dont want it to be loud.

 

[PaintballFan07]

FFG did u buy extensions for both of ur filters intake pipes?

 

[PaintballFan07]

oh n ffg do u know the size of the intake pipe. I may just use pvc pipes cuz im kinda out of money right now.

 

[FloridaFishGuy]

I only have one AC500 and it comes with an extention. I do not know the size of the pipe. As for the gravity system ill have to find some info on it because its kind of hard to explain.

 

[PaintballFan07]

I only have one AC500 and it comes with an extention. I do not know the size of the pipe. As for the gravity system ill have to find some info on it because its kind of hard to explain.

alright thanx

 

[David]

Hi, i am finally ready to set up a discus tank and I have the tank it is a 72g bf tank. I am waiting for the supplies to come, should arrive on wednesday, i will set it up then. I plan on using a betta to cycle the tank. Is this ok? How long will it take? How would i do a fishless cycle? thanx for ur help

A betta won't do the job alone, as the tank is way too big for that. Don't use balas either, they probably wouldn't survive a cycle. If you want to do a cycle with fish I would suggest a large school of danios or quite a few guppies, which can be gotten rid of after the cycle by returning them to your LFS or feeding them to your other fish. Good luck!

 

[FloridaFishGuy]

Why take fish and put them in an unstable enviroment only to have them die from high ammonia? Just do the fishless cycle. Its faster and easier.

 

[PaintballFan07]

I am going to do a fishless cycle cuz sum1 gave me a great website n it gave me very good info. Here is the web site http/www.aquamaniacs.net/cyclingsafelyfishless.html

 

[PaintballFan07]

Fish Guy, I know this may sound stupid but is there a reason y ur tank is not filled to the top. sry its just that i always fill mine to the top, just a little curious. thanx

 

[FloridaFishGuy]

I only fill mine to the very top of the trim. Usaully you cant see the waterline but hey water evaporates.

 

[PaintballFan07]

I only fill mine to the very top of the trim. Usaully you cant see the waterline but hey water evaporates.

lol, true that. Do u think it is neccessary to have to heaters? I have a 300w visi therm, at the moment. I think its enough but y have 2? thanx

 

[PaintballFan07]

FFG i will be keeping my discus at a Ph of 7.2 n wat temp should i keep them at. The water in TN is 7.2 out of the faucet and Gh last time i checked was 3 dropps( forgot how much that is). I checked my 55g community tanks water b4 a water change one day n the ph was also 7.2. Discus would be ok at a ph at 7.2 right? I do not plan on breeding them right now bcuz i caint find a lfs that would want to buy them. thanx

 

[FloridaFishGuy]

You will be fine with 7.2 pH but you HAVE to keep it constant. I would set the heaters for 85-86 degrees F.

 

[PaintballFan07]

You will be fine with 7.2 pH but you HAVE to keep it constant. I would set the heaters for 85-86 degrees F.

Thanks for ur help. i will post more questions as soon as i think of them

 

[PaintballFan07]

ffg, How fast do discus grow if my tank conditions are ph 7.2, gh 3 drops (still forgot wat that is), n the temp will be at 85-86. Equipment in the tank are AC 500, hydro v sponge, 300w visi therm, 48" airwand. Tank will be BB. thanks