Easy Green + Valisneria Americana + Discus = ??

[Fish Folk]

Just got a bunch of Valisneria americana from a fish club member. Planted it in a 55 gal with a bunch of fish . . . Rams, Discus, etc. We have pretty soft water, so discus stay happy. But Val seems to get grumpy without being fed. Got some Easy Green! Now . . . any thoughts on how Discus may respond to a bump up of nitrates from Easy Green? Don't want to stress them unnecessarily.  

[FrozenFins]

I've never owned discus or have I ever used easy green (I live in canada so...) So perhaps somone who has more experiance then I in this  can pitch in. @Danielhas kept/ bred discus, i don't with easy green.

[Daniel]

I had no trouble with Discus and heavy fertilization.

[Fish Folk]

Oh wow... just... wow... that looks like paradise! Good. Exactly what we were looking for. Is that a 110?

Edited December 13, 2020 by Fish Folk

[Daniel]

34 minutes ago, Fish Folk said:

Oh wow... just... wow... that looks like paradise! Good. Exactly what we were looking for. Is that a 110?

The aquarium is 540 gallons. 8 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. If I were to do it again I would probably go with 10 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet deep. It is difficult and inconvenient to reach to bottom of a 36" deep aquarium.

[Daniel]

Here is a wider angle:

I really liked all the plants, but eventually even cool stuff gets boring. For the last few years I have gone with a hardscape only, which I did not think I would like. But, it turns out that is pretty cool also.

[Maggie]

@Danielyour gigantic tank absolutely dwarfs the discus - amazing!!

[lefty o]

3 hours ago, Daniel said:

The aquarium is 540 gallons. 8 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet. If I were to do it again I would probably go with 10 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet deep. It is difficult and inconvenient to reach to bottom of a 36" deep aquarium.

thats a fact, even a 24" deep tank gets a 6' tall person in up to their armpits. 

[Fish Folk]

Well, here’s our Val-filled 55 gal. Easy Green it shall be fed! 

Edited December 13, 2020 by Fish Folk

[Daniel]

There was a lot of substrate feeding in the big aquarium in addition to liquid fertilizer. You tank looks really good!

[Andy's Fish Den]

Root tabs will do wonders for valisneria and making it take off!

[Fish Folk]

On 12/13/2020 at 1:45 PM, Daniel said:

There was a lot of substrate feeding in the big aquarium in addition to liquid fertilizer.

Root tabs added! 🌱

[Jeff]

On 12/13/2020 at 9:03 AM, Daniel said:

Here is a wider angle:

I really liked all the plants, but eventually even cool stuff gets boring. For the last few years I have gone with a hardscape only, which I did not think I would like. But, it turns out that is pretty cool also.

OMG! Thanks @Fish Folk for the recommendation to see this tank! 

@Daniel gorgeous! How did you get this tank into your house?

[Daniel]

6 hours ago, Jeff said:

 

@Daniel gorgeous! How did you get this tank into your house?

The tank and house were built at the same time so one wall of the house was left open. All the plumbing for the aquarium was laid in place before the concrete slab for the ground floor was poured. When it was time the aquarium was brought in on a forklift and then set on the stand.

[Fish Folk]

2 hours ago, Daniel said:

The tank and house were built at the same time so one wall of the house was left open. All the plumbing for the aquarium was laid in place before the concrete slab for the ground floor was poured. When it was time the aquarium was brought in on a forklift and then set on the stand.

🤭 🤩 Daniel is officially a man of aquarium legend! Check out his interview with Randy Reed over on the Aquarist Podcast, Ep. 93. 

[Colu]

Great discus tanks

[Brandy]

+1 the root tabs.

My val had filled in nicely with just easy green and fish poo, but I got a small pack of root tabs in a care pack and so I said "what the heck" and tucked in 3 across the back of a 30" long tank. I am not kidding, the Val grew 4-6 inches in a week, and is finally laying over on top of the water.