October '99 - Mauricio Calvo's 150 L Planted Discus Tank.

Since I'll be spending these next few months working in Argentina, I've decided to pay a small homage to my neighbors by featuring a sample of the local talent. This month's beautiful tank belongs to my argentine net-friend Mauricio Calvo, a friendly, helpful and regular visitor of this site. As always, Discus and Plants are a guarantee of very rewarding results, as long as proper effort is given to satisfy their particular requirements. Here's the technical data on the tank:

Dimensions:	100x30x50 cm
Volume:	150 L
Filtration:	one Fluval 303 (perlon and ceramics, no carbon), connected to a Seastorm 100
Lighting:	5x20 W, with 2 Aquaglo, 2 Grolux, and 1 Daylight, on for 12 hours/day
Substrate:	Fine gravel and sand, over a deactivated UGF
Fertilizers:	Tetra Hilena Crypto and Flora Pride
CO2:	DIY injector.
Temperature:	1 Visitherm de 100 W, 29ºC
Ornaments:	two pieces of driftwood
Plants:	Vallisnerias, Ferns, Java Moss, Sagittarias, Myriophillum, Hygrophilas, and a few floating plants.
Fish:	5 Discus, 6 Cardinals, 6 Rummy Noses, 7 Serpaes, 1 Pleco, 5 Shrimps, 1 Sword
Feeding:	Tetra Discus, Freeze Dried Blood Worms, Mosquito Larvae, and homemade spread.
Maintenance:	50 L water change every week (previously filtered with perlon and carbon, plus 5 ml AquaSafe), plant pruning every Sunday

If you'd like to submit an aquarium for Tank of the Month, just contact me.

The 5 Discus Gathered

Discus + Plants = Unmatched Beauty

Photos taken by Mauricio Calvo and displayed here with his permission.