Discus And Water Current

[markandhisfish]

as im to convirt my 4x2x2 into a planted discus tank. ive worked out that the 2 eheim 2217s il be using will give me roughly 3.5xturnover which isnt exactly much for a planted tank , so im thinking about getting a circulation pump rated at 3100l per hour, which would give around another 6.8 bringit up to about 10x.
i really want the turnover for the plants but ive read that discus prefer calmer water, would it create too much current for them?

 

[JA5ON]

i dont no about this i am thinkin of put a fluval fx5 on mine now u have got me thinkin it might be to much

 

[markandhisfish]

theres a 2000l per hour 1 which would still improve circulation all be it a bit less

 

[JA5ON]

any input from any one in the now i am now thinkin about putin my water flow up?

 

[Avinitlarge]

My tank has a fluval 405 (1300 lph) and the Std Jumbo Juwel filter with powerhead setup (1000 lph. I bought the tank from someone who had it full of discus. I know its not a brilliant answer but I suppose its a point in the right direction

 

[JA5ON]

that will be givin just over 6 turn overs a hour but i am thinkin along the lines of 15 times and hours as in planted tanks? i understand what u mean

 

[markandhisfish]

could really do with a definitive answer on this as im pretty close to ordering stuff.

 

[JA5ON]

i am now runnin 15x turn over so next could of days i will let u no i might have a 3000LH power head for sale for £15 posted if u want to go the same as me?

 

[markandhisfish]

i am now runnin 15x turn over so next could of days i will let u no i might have a 3000LH power head for sale for £15 posted if u want to go the same as me?

yeah let me know how the discus get on with the extra current , i may well be interested in the 300lph powerhead but i may comprimise and get a 2000 lph which will still give good turnover but slightly less current .

 

[JA5ON]

i think the plants will cut alot of the current out well hopfully. well i dont need this one it will be goin on ebay if ya dont want it i have not tested this one yet but its ment to work.

 

[roadmaster]

could really do with a definitive answer on this as im pretty close to ordering stuff.

If these are young discus,I would expect them to possibly not care for being swept round in the current. Adult fish would be more tolerable but neither appreciate strong current. IMHO

 

[jagz]

iv always worked on 5-10x a hour with my growout tanks and 3-5x on my breeding tanks , this is the problem with planted discus tanks the plants need the turn over but the fish dont , the other problem is the temp of the water you have to be carfull what plants you use as alot of the plants wont tolarate discus temp

jagz

 

[markandhisfish]

i have selected plants that do well in teh higher temp. the discus im getting will be approx 4 inches

 

[JA5ON]

i have now had 2days of 15x turn over the discus dot look like they mind to much no change that i can see in them so goin to stick to it for now

 

[markandhisfish]

ive decided i will go for a happy medium and get the smallest hydor koralia , should be ok as i will be getting discus at around 4 inches , if they really dont like it i can always remove it and sell it on .