My Discus Setup!

[gex18]

Here is my discus setup (60 x 24 x 18" juwel rio 400 tank), please excuse exceedingly poor photos;

Juwel Rio 400 (60 x 24 18")
Arcadia I-Bar T5 lighting (2 x 54w)
Eheim 2329 pro wet / dry external filter
Eheim pro 2 2018 external filter
TMC vecton UVC sterilizor
JBL profi co2 kit plus Ph controller

2 x 10 gallon water changes a week (with ro / tap mix), being upped to 2 x 20 galons per week (200 litres / week)

Stock is as follows;

6 x 6" discus
30 x Cardinal tetras
2 x Ram cichlids
2 x Apisto agassizi
3 x Corydoras Julii
Today will be adding 2 x L177 golden nugget plecs, and will be adding 2 x 6" discus to finish off setup in the near future (then convincing fiancee to let me upgrade to 6x2x2 or 7x2x2 tank ).

However did a water test recently nitrate was 50 mg / l? Also i have an algae problem? Do u reckin there is enough space to add an extra 2 discus?

 

[DarkSeraph]

Beautiful tank! I'm also thinking about doing a community tank with a few discus and a couple rams. Did you even try to grow your plants w/o CO2, or did you need the CO2?

As for your questions, the algae problem is most likely normal, and I think CO2 can help with that, but I honestly don't know how. However I believe your tank is already very well stocked already, I don't think you should add too much more.

 

[willtang3000]

omg that tank is stunning what ever your doing keep it up

 

[Durbkat]

I don't believe you could add more discus because other people only have like 5 discus in a 70g. But it looks awesome!!!!!!!!!!