shalu's 100gallon discus tank

[shalu]

My favorite discus, a wild green

They are having a threesome:

I like the contrast of red/green:

 

[Fluff]

Very nice!

 

[kimberly]

Wow! That is gorgeous!

 

[fishyrican]

Great job! You've got some great planted tanks!

 

[czcz]

Sweet.

 

[severum mama]

Your tank looks amazing. Great job!!!

 

[Piscesgirl]

Beautiful, Shalu!

 

[Jchillin]

Stunning!!!

 

[Billsgate]

Great looking tank!!!

What's the fish below the discus which is most left in pic 1?

 

[talloulou]

Beautiful!

 

[dr_girlfriend]

Nice!
I live near your neck of the woods! Do you belong to SVAS?

 

[Steven A]

WOW again Great Tank, Do you mind sharing your secrets lol, what have you done for the plants to look / grow so well ?

 

[virus]

beutifull what plants do you house in there? expecially the foreground plants and what about lighting! lol wow i love it A+++

 

[shalu]

Nice!
I live near your neck of the woods! Do you belong to SVAS?

I don't usually go to SVAS, but I go to SFBAAPS, because I am more into plants than fish. I strongly recommend that you join the club if you are serious about growing plants.

WOW again Great Tank, Do you mind sharing your secrets lol, what have you done for the plants to look / grow so well ?

Thanks, Steven. No secrets, just learn the basics of nutrient dosing, lights/CO2 A few good places dedicated to planted tanks:
APC, PlantedTank

beutifull what plants do you house in there? expecially the foreground plants and what about lighting! lol wow i love it A+++

Thanks. I use about 300watts of PC lights from AHSupply.com over 100gallon. Foregrounds you see in the pic are: ranalisma rostrata, marsilea quasifolia, elatine triandra, stargrass, Hydrocotyle leucocephala, glossostigma. I keep 50-70 plant species in the tank, the selection evolves over time. Here is a list I compiled some time ago(a little different now):
ammania 'bonsai'
ammania senagalansis
ammania gracilis
anubia unknown
anubia berteri var nana
anubia coffefolia
Alternanthera 'sunset'
Bolbitis heudelotti
crypt balansee
cryptoryne spiralis
crypt wendii
cyperus helferi
cabomba furcata
didiplis diandra
Eichhornia diversifolia
echinodorus sp(unknown)
echinodorus tellenus
Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
elatine triandra
eusteralis stellata
glossostigma elatinoides
Hedyotis sp. Rio
Heteranthera zosterifolia
hygrophila difformis
hygrophila combyosa 'compacta'
hygrocotyle leucophalata
hygrocotyle verticillata
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea'
limnophila aromaticoides
linnerdia rotundifolia
ludwigia inclinata var verticillata 'Pantanal'
ludwigia inclinata var verticillata 'Cuba'
ludwigia inclinata
ludwigia inclinata 'green'
ludwigia glandulosa
ludwigia arcuata
ludwigia ovalis
ludwigia repens
marselia quasifolia
Micranthemum micranthemoides
Microsorum pteropus 'Windelov'
myriophyllum matogrossense 'green'
Myriophyllum hippuroides
Myriophyllum tuberculatum
Nymphaea micrantha
pogostamon stellatus "broad leaf"
nesaea sp
Polygonum species
potomegeton gayi
Potamageton perfoliatus
Proserpinaca palustris
ranalisma rostrata
rotala macrandra
rotala macrandra"green"
rotala magenta
rotala rotundifolia
rotala rotundifolia(red)
rotala rotundifolia "green"
rotala nanjenshan
rotala 'rio de janiero botanical garden'
rotala wallichii
sagittaria subulata
rotala sp 'Vietnam'

 

[shalu]

Some updates.

My golden sunrise is now 6.5"+, almost as big as the 7" wild discus. It is the fattest fish in the tank, to the point of obese, about 1" thick. It decided to pair off with the maturing 6" golden leopard, and spawned on my giant Hygro. corymbosa "compact":

another:

Otto is having gourmet dinner

Bought a San Merah from a local hobbiest. I think its eyes are slightly big, so maybe behind a little on its growth. But it should catchup with lots of food. I like its high body:

As pure white as ever:

Too bad she stopped growing at 5"(but its eyes were big when I bought it). Still a keeper though. Notice the pink color in the right background? I hate GE9325K, while so many people rave about the bulb.

 

[Xzap]

Absolutely beautiful ! Great aquascaping and planning.

Thx,

Dave

 

[Toirtis]

Brilliant...the discus are looking stunning, and the plants are coming along very well, too.

 

[Todd2]

Looks like you put a lot of hard work into that tank. Nice Job.

 

[Zagz]

OMG! That is incredible! Good job!

 

[rich311k]

Absolutely fabulous.