Im planning to set a co2 system for my juwel 180l tank.
It currently houses 6 young discus, about 30 cardinals, 10 corys and some amanos. Temp is set at 28 degrees
I have the internal Juwerl filter as well as a Eheim 2217 filters so filtration is ok(could do with more I know)
Lights I have the standard T8's that came with the tank and I know for sure I will need to up these with additional T5's at a later date. Ive been keeping tropical fish for 2 years and coldwater for over 15 years, but have alot of friends who are heavily involved in tropical fishkeeping and breeding so was always pointed in the right direction but still got to learn everything the hard way
I do a daily water change of around 25-50l a day and dosing tpn+ and various dry ferts to experiment in additional plant growth. The water change is beneficial for the discus to encourage growth and remove waste in the water from beefheart feeding.
Ive thought alot about the pros and cons about going co2 setup and decided to take the plunge.
What I wanted to ask is how many people have discus fish and run a co2 set up? I know I have heard horror stories of things failing and killing their fish etc, but with this forum and friends I hope I can bypass this.
Can you let me know how it has affected when (I assume) ou went from low tech to co2 set up. Im not too worried about the initial cash set up as I have put aside money for a FE set up and additional lighting.
I understand that there is a need for daily dosing of fertilisers which LondonDragon has agreed to help me understand this and sort out an ideal dosing regime.
Besides getting the right light balance, co2 and ferts is it worth it in the long run? lol.
Looking for any answers, comments etc.
It currently houses 6 young discus, about 30 cardinals, 10 corys and some amanos. Temp is set at 28 degrees
I have the internal Juwerl filter as well as a Eheim 2217 filters so filtration is ok(could do with more I know)
Lights I have the standard T8's that came with the tank and I know for sure I will need to up these with additional T5's at a later date. Ive been keeping tropical fish for 2 years and coldwater for over 15 years, but have alot of friends who are heavily involved in tropical fishkeeping and breeding so was always pointed in the right direction but still got to learn everything the hard way
I do a daily water change of around 25-50l a day and dosing tpn+ and various dry ferts to experiment in additional plant growth. The water change is beneficial for the discus to encourage growth and remove waste in the water from beefheart feeding.
Ive thought alot about the pros and cons about going co2 setup and decided to take the plunge.
What I wanted to ask is how many people have discus fish and run a co2 set up? I know I have heard horror stories of things failing and killing their fish etc, but with this forum and friends I hope I can bypass this.
Can you let me know how it has affected when (I assume) ou went from low tech to co2 set up. Im not too worried about the initial cash set up as I have put aside money for a FE set up and additional lighting.
I understand that there is a need for daily dosing of fertilisers which LondonDragon has agreed to help me understand this and sort out an ideal dosing regime.
Besides getting the right light balance, co2 and ferts is it worth it in the long run? lol.
Looking for any answers, comments etc.