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Posted	discus
23-05-2006 12:58 by ROCKOO	how hard is it to keep discus? i have reckord 120 with the filter cut out, it has a fluval 304 external. thinking of buying a 3 stage ro unit.
23-05-2006 13:31 by Fredrik	peace of cake rockoo do not be the fooled one on this. no one say nothing to fredrik not to disagree i kept discus for many years once ago. just common sense is the need. test water feed good food. get plants and sand none of this BS empty tank nosensicals. let i know who it it coming along
23-05-2006 13:40 by ROCKOO	how many could i put in a 120l tank?
23-05-2006 14:07 by Fredrik	i had 6 adult discus and 10 cardinal tetra for 240 litre aquarium. i think for 120 litre maybe 4 adults? need to check others on website i had lots of help from house mate who knows discus good. i had special peat under sand cannot remmembar name. remmembar discus good in acidic waters and not for much water current rockoo
23-05-2006 16:15 by afgrand	as a rule 1 discus per 10 gal of water
23-05-2006 17:25 by ROCKOO	i heard from my local fish shop that u can use 80% ro water and 20% tap water to bring the ph up to the correct level. has anyone tried this before? ps. thanks for the replys
23-05-2006 21:13 by dave cook	discus are easy to keep as long as you dont get lazy with them and keep on top of the waste they produce and you will be fine i started mine in ro water now i just use tap water ive got 4
23-05-2006 22:13 by afgrand	hello rockoo yes you can mix 80%-20% ro/tap where do you live? different areas of the country have different water! do you need ro or a hma filter? have you tested the parameters of your tap water?
24-05-2006 20:11 by Adele	Match the water params to the ones of the place you buy them you're fine. Personally I wouldn't go for discus in your size tank as you ideally need 5-6 discus and your tank would be too small if they were adult size. I keep 6 discus in a 260l tank with tap water, they're not all adults but I won't add to the group as I like to keep other fish with them and the set up IMO is very good. If you go for discus all the best, they're not as difficult as they are often made out to be but it is heart breaking if you loose any! They are like puppies!
25-05-2006 21:55 by Limbux	Befor I changed to marine I had Discus and the best way of getting the correct water is to use a briter water filter. RO water can be used with tape but it depends on where you get your RO. Some RO can have a pH of as low as 5.2 so beware. I find marine alot easier than discuse, did'nt look foward to the 60% water change every week.
28-05-2006 11:25 by elwellj	could i keep discus in my rio 180 if so do i absolutely need an ro unit as i aint got one and dont fancy buyin 1
15-06-2006 13:09 by vu1974	To buy an RO unit or not very much depends on your tap water. Its that simple. Hence Afgrand ask if you have tested your tap water.

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