This deserves another journal...My 190g Wild Discus build!
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incredible setup!
do you have any cardinal tetras in there?
I used to keep them with my discus back in the late 90s and early 2000's when I had discus fever big time.
but my setups were nothing like yours. my biggest discus setup was a 65g LOL
do you have any cardinal tetras in there?
I used to keep them with my discus back in the late 90s and early 2000's when I had discus fever big time.
but my setups were nothing like yours. my biggest discus setup was a 65g LOL
Long overdue mini update! Several months ago Aaron ('o2surplus') made me a new microcontroller for my LED fixture that includes a very cool LCD display. This is known as the "Typhoon" controller that is becoming more and more popular with the reefers, as it's much simpler to use than the Arduino boards. The controller has 4 built-in buttons to control all LED channels and intensity. It also offers on/off overrides. All this is done on the board itself and I no longer need to hook it up to a laptop and run the Arduino software to make edits to the LEDs, much nicer! Well today I finally took the time to mount the new boards in my project box and make the necessary cutouts.
Controller and LCD panel mounted to the inside lid of the project box
Designed by o2surplus
Revised project box, showing some Android love
LCD panel (current time and each channel's intensity) and input buttons: Menu - Select - Plus - Minus
Fish-wise, I recently lost two discus; one wild and the one domestic I had Not sure what happened, but some sort of flesh-eating bacteria killed them. Started off as a little pimple on the forehead and spread like wildfire in two days, all around the head and eyes. Never seen anything like that before. Didn't even have time to treat in QT. Soooo, I don't think I'll be adding any more discus anytime soon. Not because I'm giving up on them, but because I don't feel like dumping more money on them. These aren't exactly cheap!
So, I'll be adding some other fish that can get along with my current stock. Added some eartheaters a few days ago, I'll be on the lookout for some more.
Satanoperca Leucosticta and the little guys I think are Tapajos red-heads
Shot of one of my angels, currently 5 in the tank
And something a little more interesting. My roselines have developed long flowing fins over the past couple weeks, almost like a butterfly koi. Also, the yellow spots on their tails turned white. Who knows what could have caused this. Crossbreeding? Hybridization? Whatever it is, they look pretty damn cool!
Controller and LCD panel mounted to the inside lid of the project box
Designed by o2surplus
Revised project box, showing some Android love
LCD panel (current time and each channel's intensity) and input buttons: Menu - Select - Plus - Minus
Fish-wise, I recently lost two discus; one wild and the one domestic I had
Not sure what happened, but some sort of flesh-eating bacteria killed them. Started off as a little pimple on the forehead and spread like wildfire in two days, all around the head and eyes. Never seen anything like that before. Didn't even have time to treat in QT. Soooo, I don't think I'll be adding any more discus anytime soon. Not because I'm giving up on them, but because I don't feel like dumping more money on them. These aren't exactly cheap! So, I'll be adding some other fish that can get along with my current stock. Added some eartheaters a few days ago, I'll be on the lookout for some more.
Satanoperca Leucosticta and the little guys I think are Tapajos red-heads
Shot of one of my angels, currently 5 in the tank
And something a little more interesting. My roselines have developed long flowing fins over the past couple weeks, almost like a butterfly koi. Also, the yellow spots on their tails turned white. Who knows what could have caused this. Crossbreeding? Hybridization? Whatever it is, they look pretty damn cool!
Thanks!
Thanks!
No, no cardinal tetras in there. The only tetras I have are the lemon tetras. Cardinals are nice, but they're just so tiny. I'd need a ton to really make a visual impact. Another thing that I don't like about small schooling fish, is that after a while, they stop schooling. Every fish I've kept does this, no matter what size tank they're in. They get comfortable and just hang out in packs. Sometimes they even hang out on their own. I've even had what are known to be the best, tightest schooling fish; rasbora espei and rummynose tetras. All stop schooling after a few weeks/months.
This thread is what has inspired me to build my own sump as you know, my new pump should arrive tomorrow so I will hopefully be up and running on the weekend.
Not sure whether to ditch my current setup of malawis and go the discus route.
If I had a 90g tank, how many discus would you recommend and what other fish would be good to go with them? Want some colour and a bit of action...
Not sure whether to ditch my current setup of malawis and go the discus route.
If I had a 90g tank, how many discus would you recommend and what other fish would be good to go with them? Want some colour and a bit of action...
Thanks!wow amazing set up you have there
Thanks bud, glad it's inspired you
For a 90g, I'd go with 6-7 discus personally. Some people would do more, but I think 6-7 is just right, and doesn't look over crowded.Thats a beautiful tank.. and i love your Satanoperca Leucosticta been looking for one. mind telling me where you got your Satanoperca Leucosticta..
