5/1/2023 0 Comments Discus water parameters![]() ![]() Get a brand new one and bleach then dry it very well.Ĭlick to expand.This is VERY good advice. If you use a rolling mop bucket on wheels for your 'fill' water supply, its much easier to move around. Drop it in on one end while you toss a little flake to the community fish to distract them a bit.Įdit- p.s. Much safer and more natural than the weekly hit of a big change.Īlso, Discus in a community tank do much better if you get them a floating strainer feeder. Low GPH pump - took about 15 min to fill.įilled the 8 gallon bucket back up for the next day. That consisted of hanging the hose over the edge of the tank and plugging the pump in.Īs it was filling I did feeding, glass wiping, inspecting the fish- normal, daily stuff. When I was done I would replace the water with the water from the leaf/pine cone bucket, using the tiny fountain pump. I would vacuum tank water into an empty 8 gallon bucket. I kept oak leaves and tiny alder pine cones in a net bag, and a small fountain pump (like 20gph) in one 8 gallon bucket that I kept filled with water. I used to change 6 gallons every day-60 gallon tank. This is what you are trying to replicate. This is changing the water slightly and feeding the fish through runoff of bugs/vegetation at the same time. The water runs across mulmy ground, down trees, dripping off of leaves and vines on its way to the river. The fish in the rivers are getting a small 'water change' daily. Rains every day, briefly, or sometimes all day. Think about where Discus are from, originally, and what is happening in their environment when they are at their peak. That's how discus keepers can change 100% of the water twice daily and maintain almost constant values.įor discus, especially sub adults, the key is a lot of frequent big water changes, and lots of varied foods. ![]() You can now match your parameters much better this way. If it's more than 0.3-0.5 it's too much of a difference. Check your ph before you start the pump, and then after 24 hours and see how much your ph changes. Let the air stone or water pump run in the barrel for 24 hours. The water pump has an added benefit in that you can pump the water from the barrel into the tank. Put a heater into the barrel, then add either an air pump and stone to agitate the water, or a water pump. So what do you do? Get a barrel of some sort. Especially if you do larger water changes. So if you put tap water that is not aged into your tank, it might degas, in your tank, and your ph can now start to change. How much will it rise? It depends on your particular tap water, but it could be a fair amount. But in time that CO2 will degas, and when it does the ph will rise. Water plus CO2 make an acid, which will keep your ph artificially low. But most importantly water right out of tap usually has CO2 pressurized into it. Also once it's in the barrel you can add whatever you want to it, and test it to get the proper values. First off it allows you to put the water in a barrel of some sort, and put a heater into it, and you can match the temperature a LOT better than right out of the tap. You have to age your water first, before adding it to your tank. Doing it this way you will never be able to match your parameters, and you will get swings just like you think. Yes it's easier, and yes you can get away with it for most fish, most of the time, but it's not the proper way to do things. If you just use something like a python or use buckets to replace water, directly from the tap, you're doing it wrong. Doing lots of water changes is done to maintain constant or at least more stable parameters. Yes, they will 'live' in less than pristine water, but they will not be at their best.īack to the water changes. Especially in a discus tank, they are very sensitive, and will not tolerate water that is not pristine. Yes you do have a filter, but it has limits. And everything that is toxic and bad for the fish is building up. Everything that is good for the fish and you want, is being used up. If you keep a box of water without changing the water, it isn't stable, it's constantly getting more and more polluted. Almost an oxymoron isn't it? Lolīut think about it. When you first think about it, it may seem like it would, but in reality, lots of huge water changes is done to keep the parameters stable. Will lots of water changes stress the fish and swing parameters? No. Is it better to have a stable tank? Yes fish, especially discus, want a stable tank.
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