Discus Project

[markandhisfish]

the 2nd filter is seeded and running. sand arrived today soi have ordered my plants, now im gonna drain it down get the substrate and sand in clean all my wood and arrange it then re-fill . should have some pics over the weekend .

 

[star4]

So exciting having a new set up, I was (and still am) like a kid with a new toy when I finally got all my frontosa together.

 

[markandhisfish]

yeah i love setting up a new tank its the best bit . tank is draining down as i type i have got a length of hosepipe running all the way from the tank to the kitchen sink !! have scraped the glass now i just gotta wait for it to empty.

 

[snowflake311]

I can't wait to see when it's all done. With all this planing I bet it will be great.

 

[markandhisfish]

going to be a loooong night . started draining tank down at around 7pm its now 10pm and im washing 48kg of sand a jugfull at a time

 

[discus_lover]

hope it looks great now..waiting to see some of your tank pictures..pls upload as soon as possible...

 

[markandhisfish]

should be some pics soon

 

[markandhisfish]

sorry for the poor pic but my camera is useless and if i try and take 1 square on from the front i get too many reflections will try and do better 1 tonight when its darker. . the gaps around the wood will be filled with plants which should arrive early next week . once its planted the shoal of cardinals or rummynose will be added .

 

[discus_lover]

oh awesome looking tank...you can keep mature neon tetra too...your tank is perfect for discus..nicely decorated...

 

[minxfishy]

How much fun did ya have cleaning that sand huh?

 

[markandhisfish]

thanks dicus lover , will look better once the plants are in .

yep mags had big fun washing the sand it takes loads of washing , altho i didnt get the limpopo in the end i went for the congo as i wanted something more natural looking .
half past midnight i finished washing the effin stuff!!

 

[markandhisfish]

a pic front on . still poor quality god i want a decent camera! excuse the messy filter pipe on the right that will be sorted when i can be bothered

 

[star4]

Beautiful bits of wood, looking really nice, I would be tempted to try and stand the bit on the right up for another bit of height. (but then I always want to do something daft lol)

 

[markandhisfish]

ive tried standing that piece up loads of times it just wont stay put

 

[discus_lover]

yes i also agree with that it is in deed very nice driftwood. keep us updated and submit more nice and beautiful pictures...