dillpickle

Haha! This is exactly what the whole experience is like everytime I get anything shipped with canada post.

I ended up going with the Finnex Ray II and am pretty satisfied so far. Only thing is it leaks a lot of light for me.. If I use it with the little clamps it comes with, it lights up the whole room. Even when I lay the fixture flat on the lid, the front and back edges shoot out alot of light. Any suggestions for how to fix this? I am thinking of making some simple reflector to place over it...

Hi all!

Looking for some Pothos that I can use for atop my tanks. Let me know if you have some or when I can find some.

Thanks!

Thanks for all the ideas guys. The finnex lights are very interesting to me.

I loved the way my 90gal grew with a Finnex RayII. They have a new planted light out now that's supposed to be even better!

Thanks for the recommendation! Just curious where did you get yours? Is there a good place online to buy them?

Hi all.

I am looking for a new light for my 90gal planted tank. Currently I have two t5's and my lighting is now where, where I want it to be.

I am really looking to spend as little money as possible while still purchasing (or making) a high quality light that requires little maintenance (for example buying new bulbs frequently) and will output a decent intensity of light. I have looked at making my own lights (putting together my own LED) and some other units but not really sure what is good for me.

Just looking for your guys opinion on what you think would be a good idea to give me good amounts of light while still keeping costs as low as possible.

Let me know what you think!

WOW! The 60 gallon is beautiful. What is the name of the plant in the back left corner of the 60 gallon?

Looks great! That driftwood looks awesome!!

Looking Good!

Adult discus don't necessarily need major water changes everyday. It is more for the juvies to help them grow as big and healthy as possible. I find the general consensus for adults is to keep nitrates under 10 for them to be as healthy as possible.

As for the black discus you saw...Discus turn very dark when stressed, and a completely black one is common in the more blue coloured discus. Disucs have to be in pretty bad shape for them to be black...

The standard and sort of general rule is about one discus per 10 gallons as already said by darryl. Breeding pairs of discus can do very well alone, but a single pair of discus is not recommend. Not being in a group of 5 or more (think that is the right amount) can lead to stress which can lead to health issues like disease. I would check out the website www.forum.simplydiscus.com if you haven't already as people there can likely answer you question(s) in much greater detail. (Hope I don't get in trouble for posting that link, just trying to help him out)

I would love a few nice and mature swords, a school of at least 6 Sahyadria denisonii. Also would really like some nice penang eruption discus and also some really nice blue diamonds. Also wouldn't it be awesome to have a nice and big breeding group of zebra plecos? (okay maybe that one is over the top)

Hmm, maybe tape some white paper on the back of the tank temporarily?

My L200 pleco I bought didn't even make it out of Calgary =(

Wow, that sucks a lot. Those are some beautiful fish

Who is excited for tomorrow? I know I am :thumbs:

Also, will there be any sort of schedule? (plants start 12, plecos 3, bettas at 4 ect.)

Welcome :thumbs:

Pictures of Parents are attached. Pictures of fry to come later.

Dillpickle, are you successfully raising your discus? I would like to buy some. Post some photos please.

HI

I sure am. Got a batch of around 90 right now in the grow out stage. they babies are only around 1.5-2cm right now. I will post pics of parents in a couple hours and pic of fry later tonight.

Breeding

-really nice golden pigeon discus right now

-Anglefish

Spawning for me but I am not harvesting:

Guppys

variety of corydoras

-zebra danios

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Welcome to the forum! Discus is something I would love to do ... one day.

Thanks! If you do your research, are committed, and don't cut any corners, discus are an awesome fish that are able to be kept healthy and happy!

Welcome

Hi! May name is Dylan. Working on breeding some discus right now. Love this hobby. Nice to join a local forum!

Hi

I am located in Calgary and looking for a nice discus pair. Not sure if you could get me some, but do you know of anyone here in calgary who would be selling discus pairs?

Thanks