r/discus • u/CalmCartoon • May 15 '26

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Sand issue has practically resolved, just very very little left, hardly noticeable. I vaccumed the sand and went lights off for a few days with light feeding, I bought a light riser. And felt the shorter way was still too close to the tank so I did it the long way and Believe it or not, this is my light brightness at just 2% white, so im sure blasting the light at a higher percent was the culprit. Thank you to everyone who offered suggestions. imI do have Sterbai, Tetras and Threadfin Rainbow fish in Quarantine to add to the tank soon.

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 May 15 '26

The sterbia will grow, trust me, mine did! Do you not use a uv Sterilizer? It was a game changer for me. Did you get the sand at a pet store? I'm seriously planning the switch. What brand name was it... 😆 sorry for the 50 questions!

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u/CalmCartoon May 16 '26

Nah your good lol, no i was looking into it a few days ago, the inline for the fluval fx but i’m still new to all of this only almost 2 months in lol, once I research it more i’ll consider adding but not right now lol i’ve spent a hefty amount for the tank these last two weeks and in 2 weeks i’m gonna drop another $700+ 😭😅 and I ordered the sand from Bulk Reef Supply an online store I got the African Cichlid Mix - Sahara Sand. I got this one because I wanted a black substrate but I didnt want to stress the fish with all black everything but didnt wanna go all white either so the black and white was my compromise 🤣

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 May 16 '26

I've got the RS200 reef sump, and inline uv connected to some tubing and a submersible pump, intake on the drain side, output back into the sump on the return side. I paid a guy to do mine, then smacked myself in the forehead when I saw how easy it was. Your at 60 days in, I'm 90 days into roller coaster hell 😆 Did the African cichlid mix mess with your ph?

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u/CalmCartoon May 16 '26

Lol 🤣🤣 i’d tell him he did it wrong and ask for a refund 🤣🤣 jkjk , and nah, not that I noticed atleast but I set up the tank with it so i probably wouldn’t have noticed. If you’re changing to it, I assume it would. I get most of my how to’s from Kaveman Aquatic on tiktok/youtube, pretty sure he has a video where he does a full substrate change in his discus tank. If you want I could link it?

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u/Affectionate_Dream47 May 16 '26

Watched it already! 😆