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Aight, so no beef heart, got it. But what if my Discus are picky? They barely touch pellets. Tank's 90 gallons, planted, with a canister filter. I usually feed live blackworms. Gonna be gone for 12 days. Sketchy to leave 'em without live food, right?

Why not use two smaller heaters? Redundancy helps if one fails. I run dual 50W heaters in my 20-gallon fry tank. Even if one dies, the other keeps things stable until I notice.

What's the flow rate like with all that media? I've got a 60 gallon with an FX4, but the flow seems weak after adding Matrix and floss. Discus are okay, but the plants aren't getting much movement. Temp's 83F, nitrates at 20 ppm. Weekly 50% changes.


Might need to clean the impeller. My FX6 was ...

40's pushing it. Plants help, but they ain't magic. My heavily planted 80g still needs 25% weekly to keep nitrates at 10. Discus start sulking over 20 in my experience.

If you're gonna QT, might as well grab a cheap LED too. Some corals get sketchy in the dark. I use a Nicrew from Amazon, does the job. And yeah, Prime is a lifesaver for small volumes.

Quarantine is a must if you don't wanna risk pests like flatworms or nudis. I lost a whole colony of Acans once because I skipped QT. Now I always use a 10-gallon with a HOB filter, heater set to 78, and monitor for a week. Dip with CoralRX first, then observe. Better safe than sorry.


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Mine stopped eating pellets when I added a new powerhead. Too much flow made it hard for them to grab the food. Maybe check your filter output?

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Jeffrey Moy has some beautiful discus, in my opinion.