dean
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Martin it's good to put a face to a name, please re touch the video and remove or reduce the music
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you really mean Wayne Ng!!!!
(I'm a bit slow sometimes )
I wish I could, it is indeed to loud, but it's added somehow in a way I can't change it unless I remove it completely.remove or reduce the music
How about just putting the external filter inlet literally on the tank floor? That way water can still flow though it, even if you do a 80% water change? An external inlet shouldn't be as tall as a discus anyway. Unless the filter is turned off for hours every day, I cant see how there would be an issue keeping bacteria alive in an external filter vs. air powered sponge? The water extra water circulation from a proper pump and mechanical filtration can only help .@three-fingers
I only use sponge filters only because of the daily water changes which can take a few hours in winter (cold water needs to get heated in the tank so I poor it in veeeeery slowly) and external filters could have some trouble in keeping bacteria alive. I also rely on big water changes every day.
Indeed, it's certainly not impossible, there are loads of examples of beautiful planted discus aquariums . Personally I've not noticed that discus are particularly messy eaters compared to other similar fish like angels though? I can think of much more messy fish commonly kept in planted tanks anyway . Many strains are particularly sensitive to water conditions however, so any "mess" is definitely more of an issue for them. Given that you are already doing fantastically with limited mechanical filtration from just air-powered filters (due to water changes), I can only see plants and wood as beneficial to water conditions .Having Discus fish in a planted tank is a challenge but not impossible, you need to clean the filter more often as Discus are messy eaters and food will go to waste in the filter, a sump would be my first choice, simply because it's easier to maintain than a canister filter.
As I'm living in south China the water here is nice soft with a pH of 7 and no chlorine or chloramine added (except once a year to clean the pipes). I've got my fish from Hong Kong, which is 10 minutes from my home and they have the same water parameters, this makes it a lot easier on keeping my Discus.What are your tap water stats like there?