The fish seemed to find my water compositions acceptable, so I decided not to tinker around with the water chemistry. My tap water measures at 6.8 – 7.0, and a GH of 4 degrees. I was a little concerned but not all that much. Tank raised stock does a bit better with values in the 6.5 to 6.8 range, and the hardness a bit higher. Some people go to extremes, with the hardness barely traceable, and a pH of 5.0 to 6.0 (usually with wild stock). ![]() The preferred water composition (usually) is soft and acidic. This is and always has been a major concern for people working with discus. Seapora 59216 Standard Aquarium, 90 gallon Water composition After two weeks of this temperature, I slowly leveled it off to 87 degrees, kept it for another 2 weeks, and finally settled it at 84.3 degrees. The temp was maintained high at first (about 90 degrees) as a precaution because of the stress of moving them. Two heaters were used one was 200 watts, and the other 100 watts, for a total of 300 watts. Two very large sponge filters in each corner, and a large outside filter supplied filtration. They were placed in a 90-gallon bare bottom tank, with a cone, and several inverted flowerpots with plastic plants pushed up through the drain holes. They were about 4 to 5 months old, and 3.5 or so inches in standard length. ![]() In late May 2011 I acquired a group of six blue, turquoise discus and the adventure began. Symphysodon discus Preparation and environment Disheartened, it was quite a long time before I had the nerve to try again. ![]() I gave Discus a try years ago, and due to my inexperience and laziness where maintenance was concerned, it was a miserable failure. In my short breeding career, I must say that this is probably the most exciting event yet.
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