Picking up my 500 gallon tank on Friday

[Regalblue]

what are you going to stock in there? ray's?

Still say Mermaids would be best.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d102/Regalblue/facebook_1973420691.jpg

Edited to remove img tags. Click the link to see Jeff's mermaid

[Nick]

Me too! Fiance and I were talking about moving and we kinda sorta agreed upon a 300+gallon tank if we do. But it has to be planted with discus. I figured I could live with that.

Nick,

I've done a couple different plant / discus tanks over the years.  I never messed with Co2 or ferterlizer as a disclosure.  My plants never did very well.  Most lived but never thrived.  The problem is Discus need 84d - 86d where plants do much better in mid to low 70's.  Just something to think about when considering stocking.

Jeff

Thanks for the heads up. Out of curiosity, what type of plants were using? The tank I recently setup is at 83d because I am hoping to put 4 Discus in it eventually(maybe). Some of the plants I initially bought didn't work out so I researched and switched to a variety that would do well in the warm water. In your experience did you do the same and still have the issue with the plants never thriving?

IIRC, the website for live plants that you recently posted about has a discus package that features plants that can tolerate the higher temps.

Those are the ones I just ordered and placed in the tank. I just wanted some other people's experience.

[Michael Zebrowski]

Wish I could help.  My workday typically lasts past 6:00 on Friday.

That is blasphemy!     6:00 on a Friday?

I totally agree.  Fridays used to end at 4:30.

[GrizzlysDad]

Man, that is just wrong in SO MANY WAYS Blair.

[Regalblue]

Man, that is just wrong in SO MANY WAYS Blair.

what you don't like  Jeff's mermaid?!? 
LMAO!!!!

[Michael Zebrowski]

Man, that is just wrong in SO MANY WAYS Blair.

Ha Ha!  I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the picture, Tony.

[Regalblue]

Man, that is just wrong in SO MANY WAYS Blair.

Ha Ha!  I thought exactly the same thing when I saw the picture, Tony.

You guys are just jealous. 
I'm sure Jeff will share

[mightieskeeper]

Blair, i don't think Jeff is going to share a fabulous mermaid like that one.

[SKISWETPETS]

We've sorta gotten off track here... How bout a pic of that monster tank

How about taking a look at the first page again? 

Oops. Said it before. Imadumbass sometimes.

[Ron]

Nice tank Jeff, but that creepy mermaid pic will probably keep me from opening this thread again.   

[four_by_ken]

That's a manmaid! 

[Regalblue]

Nice tank Jeff, but that creepy mermaid pic will probably keep me from opening this thread again.   

I'll edit it & take out the img tags

That's a manmaid! 

Sorry Ken,  but I don't wanna know how it was made.

[SKISWETPETS]

Well I just went through the thread again, I didn't see dimensions of that tank. Hopefull im not wrong. Since im pretty much just hangin on the couch again I had a little time on my hands. The pic doesn't really do that tank justice im sure.

[Regalblue]

It's 8Lx4Wx2T
Nope this picture doesn't come close to giving the tank justice

[Steve]

It's 8Lx4Wx2T

  wow, I didn't realize from the pic that it was 8x4 that is friggin HUGE.