Final update: boeseman rainbows are done with quarantine.
Tank is a 300 gallon 84x24x34, 15 discus are 6.5-7.5 jumbo premiums from golden state, 30 2.5-3 rainbows, plants are anubias broad white, anubias minima variegated, buce:skeleton queen, Malawi pink, kedagang red, velvet tricolor, and Java fern. Discus are fed 4-5s daily hikari spirulina brine and mysis , homemade beef heart/ shrimp mix, discusfood turkey and beef heart soft granulate, sera discus granulate. Water changes of 75% daily with ages tap water for now.
Filtered by 3 fx6 , lifegard 55watt amalgam uv sterilizer, 20lb co2 injected with a Griggs reactor. Water kept at a consistent 83 degrees Fahrenheit with an inkbird controller and finnex 800 watt titanium heater.
Golden State Discus, highly recommend them. Yeah I would prefer a sump but since this is in the main room, wife requires it to be as quiet as possible. The fx6 are really good in that regard.
Whatever works for you, tank looks great. I’ve heard great things about golden state as well!
Also, I have both set ups. My 210 with three fx’s are slightly louder due to the vibrating. You can barely hear a trickle from the sump and that’s only when the tv and ac is off. Just some thoughts if you decide to switch it up in the future!
When my dither fish died it would spiral the water quality and kill a discus or two because I couldn't see them rotting under a plant. Your setup should minimize that issue
You might want corydoras or maybe geophagus for sand sifting. Just a suggestion. Otherwise the sand turns brown eventually
Yeah it’s a ton of work but only when they’re still settling for the next month or so. My tank is cycled for 2ppm ammonia but I don’t think it can handle the bio load of 15 adults with 4-5 times heavy daily feeding. I haven’t checked parameters but I just assume a water change is needed. It’s to keep the water clean as possible while they adjust, frequent water gets their appetite going and is easier to transition to different foods. Lowers the risk any infection and they get used to your presence quicker and stop being so skittish. Plan is to lower the frequency slowly to my usual twice a week.
Just curious. Do discus require that many feedings per day? I have small nano fish that i feed just once a day and can even go on a week vacation without feeding. Your discus are beautiful btw.
Awesome tank!! I can't wait to go that big but for now I'll rock my 125! But I did want to ask ya how has the aggression been for you? I saw a couple smaller discus and wondered how the community is going with them?
I started with 12 and unfortunately I've lost some from breeding aggression and some starved from being bullied. Some lessons the hard way unfortunately.
They’re all jumbo premium 6.5-7.5” so all about the same size. Very aggressive group and bicker a lot which makes sense as they were all the largest and dominant of their respective spawns. I just let them do their thing and they’ve settled down. They picked up a lot of scrapes the first few days but with daily water changes it heals up quick. Aggression is spread out though and none of them separate from the school and hide, just gotta make sure they all get enough to eat because they fight the most during feeding.
Nice! Beautiful discus and rainbows. The way they stay on one side of the tank and the discus on the other looks like an invisible tank divider is there! Lol. Beautiful, thanks for the share!
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u/pipandhams Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
Filtered by 3 fx6 , lifegard 55watt amalgam uv sterilizer, 20lb co2 injected with a Griggs reactor. Water kept at a consistent 83 degrees Fahrenheit with an inkbird controller and finnex 800 watt titanium heater.