My new to me 110 tall

[mgarrido]

Maybe you are correct Tony but i'm just sharing what i have (black background, a lot vals, anubias, wood, sand and 6700k&10000K lights), for me works very well. BTW peppering is normal for a Red discus because of genetics and It's carried in the Pigeon Blood lines.

[specialone0812]

only the blue diamond can not get peppering, the rest will do.

[dustin]

well close...Its only the ones with pegion blood genes. the lepoard will not and there are several others. I think my white butterflys will not either. I had a black background on my 55 and had no real issue with peppering. I do want to paint the back some time but its a ways off. how will the plants you listed do in pool filter sand and the lighting I have?

[specialone0812]

i have anubias with low light, Pool filter sand but my anubias have not grown for a long time ( or maybe just a little that i can not see the difference) . mines is 55g, so the heith is just 21", not high like yours, so you may need to add more light...

[dustin]

are you using any of the fert tabs for the roots? How mutch lighting does your 55 gal have? Im just curious this would be my " first real" attemp at plants. I have 80 watts on the 110 at 6500k so not that great lol

[newb]

looks good. I would paint the background a soft sky blue color. Black is a gamble that I wouldnt want to take. the background will really make the rocks pop out more. Maybe a nice tall driftwood in the center. I did this with mine and the Discus all huddled around it at lights out.

[dustin]

does dan still have that driftwood in the giant cube? also what is the long stringy driftwood called?

[newb]

yes...

[specialone0812]

manzanita wood. is that what you asked?

[dustin]

i guess lol... Trying to plan out in advance so i can add a little at a time.

[dustin]

update!

Ok here is a little update of the tank. I now am using a twin shoplite with 6000k bulbs and 2 18" antenic behind them. i added a fluval 305 to the 405 so i now have 2 filters running. anyway here are a few updated pics.

[newb]

looks good...i've been waiting for an update on this. when you gonna add some wood to the tank? when ya do, maybe remove a few of the rocks.

[newb]

that light works well with the discus!

[dustin]

Yes I would like to redo the aquascape but is not bad for now. I was realy suprised the way the lighting turned out. In the future it will be mostly driftwood and just a few plants. Im setting up a new reef tank right now thats taking most of my time. Pic's are posted on marsh under pico and nanos.

[dustin]

what was the name of the substrate that Dan was using on that large cube?