New Tank Aqua One Evo 100

[forby3]

well got a aqua one evo 100 yesterday second hand and wondering what i should use it for

also got a trio of albino bristlenoses

any ideas for stocking !!
maybe 1 discus 2 pushing it

 

[forby3]

anyone

 

[markandhisfish]

never heard of this tank mate , whats the dimensions? also a single discus wont fare well . 2 would but it would have to be a proven established pair.

 

[forby3]

length 100cm x width 40cm x height 55cm

 

[markandhisfish]

about 50g then . nice size , quite a few options really . arguably just big enough for a group of 5 or 6 discus , but deffinately in the bare minimum end of the range. why not try your hand at a planted tank?

 

[forby3]

about 50g then . nice size , quite a few options really . arguably just big enough for a group of 5 or 6 discus , but deffinately in the bare minimum end of the range. why not try your hand at a planted tank?

ha ha ha me plated tank i carnt even keep me garden tidy never mind a planted tank lol

 

[markandhisfish]

yeah thats why i went with rocks maybe a breeding pair of something? or a biotope setup of some kind ?

 

[creg]

planted discus tank? some plants are dead easy to keep and dont need any maintenance

 

[forby3]

planted discus tank? some plants are dead easy to keep and dont need any maintenance

how way then we will go with the planted discus tank what am i going to need


1. discus ( what kind )
2. plants (easy maintenance )?
3. 3mm gravel ok ?
4. bogwood ?
5. don't really want use co2

 

[markandhisfish]

not even gonna try and advise you about plants gravel is fine yep , as for what strains its all down to personal preference and of course what you can find . bogwood is good too

 

[creg]

http/www.plantgeek.net/plantguide.php

heres a guide for easiest to keep plants, i dont use co2 or special lighting and my plants grow ok. i do use 2.5ml of flourish excel every day just to speed up growth.

i think sand is a better substrate for plants

check this too, not sure if these are easy to keep though http/www.plantsalive.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=9

 

[forby3]

thanks for the help creg & Malawi mark

so here is my list

plants wise
1. congensis
2.golden nana
3. java moss
4.duckweed?
5.[font="Verdana]Fine leaf corymbosa[/font]

[font="Verdana]i like the look of these and are appealing to the other half aswell (bonus) as she has a dislike to this tank straight away as its in the front room along with the other tank [/font]

what do you lot think of my list then ??

also im going to keep the gravel in as i hate sand gets every where

 

[markandhisfish]

malawi mark thing to consider with plants in a discus setup is wether or not they can handle the higher temps mate . the only 1 i had any joy with in my discus taank was hygrophilia polysperma. never even heard of half your list mate well apart from java moss . and i killed that stone dead within 2 weeks

 

[forby3]

ha ha i think you should change ya name mate definitely to Malawi mark

and back on subject i got most of them names off the list what creg gave me i havnt a clue what they are just thought they looked nice lol

 

[markandhisfish]

amazon swords work in discus temps as do the H. polysperma i mentioned . but i wouldnt listen to me im a known plant murderer id go ask in the planted section. malawi mark does have a nice ring to it i have to admit , but it implies i know a lot about malawis , when ive still got me african cichlid L plates on