tommy59
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey Guys!
I'm new to the forum, but would always search through them for help.
I've been running through ideas for a planted discus tank and have finally settled on a hopefully unique design. The tank would be a custom size of 48''lx28''wx35''h, which is around 200 gallons. Would this be a good size for 12-15 discus? Next I have 2 old 75 gallon tanks from friends. These two tanks would be used to perform weekly water changes. The stand would be custom built as well in order to fit the two 75s front and back. The way this would work is this: the tank in the front would be the disposal tank that the water drains into while the tank behind it has clean ro/di water that gets pumped in. Now this entire setup would be located right next to the bathroom where I could pump the water from the disposal tank down the bathtub. But i ran into a problem, with those tanks underneath the display tank, there would be no room for a canister filter (or two) so I decided the stand could be six feet long. In order to sort of mask the extra two feet to the side of the display tank I wanted to construct half a fake tree log on the side of the tank. Then there could be the other half in the tank giving the discus plenty of cover. Plus it could hide the heater and other pumps in the tank.
What are your opinions on this design? Any advice/ suggestions would be very greatly appreciated!
I'm new to the forum, but would always search through them for help.
I've been running through ideas for a planted discus tank and have finally settled on a hopefully unique design. The tank would be a custom size of 48''lx28''wx35''h, which is around 200 gallons. Would this be a good size for 12-15 discus? Next I have 2 old 75 gallon tanks from friends. These two tanks would be used to perform weekly water changes. The stand would be custom built as well in order to fit the two 75s front and back. The way this would work is this: the tank in the front would be the disposal tank that the water drains into while the tank behind it has clean ro/di water that gets pumped in. Now this entire setup would be located right next to the bathroom where I could pump the water from the disposal tank down the bathtub. But i ran into a problem, with those tanks underneath the display tank, there would be no room for a canister filter (or two) so I decided the stand could be six feet long. In order to sort of mask the extra two feet to the side of the display tank I wanted to construct half a fake tree log on the side of the tank. Then there could be the other half in the tank giving the discus plenty of cover. Plus it could hide the heater and other pumps in the tank.
What are your opinions on this design? Any advice/ suggestions would be very greatly appreciated!