Hi, very interesting experiment. I know the results with peat - an I know the smell as well :shock: Therefore it is better, to make a solution with the stuff and add this into the tank water as necessary. But peat may have the following risk: peat may produce only co2 and colour the water. Not more ...

Hello, Carbon filter will help Yes, they do. A lot of discus-breeders have hat these problems as well and they use carbon filters. Some chemical residua (pharmaceuticals, agriculture fertilizer or other pesticides) are responsible for the defected fins. But another reason is possible, the high ph ...

Hi OldMan, you´ve interpreted correctly. I use the seed cones, they give humic stuff and acid in the water. I pick the seed cones just from the tree´s, just at that time, end of autumn, before they fall down. At home they get a little bit showered, than i put some (about 10 seeds) in a bucket with i ...

I thin, you will mix the ro-water with tap water, so you get water with low KH, approx 1 - 3 KH. It may be possible, to acid the water with some dried infructescences - when they became wodden - of the red alder - alnus rubra. The infructescences may make the water acid ~6.5 ph and add some humin ...

Hello all,

thanks for the welcome.
Within the next fex days pics of the tank and the fish will be submitted including description of the technical equipment and the water treatment (ion exchange).

Best regards

Dieter

Hi all, registered since yesterday, I would like to introduce myself. I am 54 years old, married, 3 sons and living near Lübeck, Germany. I keep 7 young adult discus in a tank of 100 impgallons, therein are living 1 L 330, 1 L 190, 1 L 191 und 1 L 204 as well. The watermelon pleco has a length of ...