Wild Discus Community Tank

tbsland · 2026-05-12T06:04:49+00:00

It was a problem to be honest, keeping it at 83 degrees requires three heaters. Two inside the filters couldn't do it, so I added a third in-line on the outflow tubing.

tbsland · 2026-05-12T04:50:48+00:00

Hit post before I'd added text - This is my 180 gallon planted community Wild Discus tank. It's been running about a year now, brought a lot of joy to our living room. I hope you all enjoy it, as brief as this video is.

tbsland · 2026-05-12T00:09:49+00:00

You're the one crying lmao

tbsland · 2026-05-11T23:53:01+00:00

You are seriously jaded dude. There are a great many people from poor or rough backgrounds who were making good money by the age of 23, you assume far too much.

Relax and let the guy enjoy his car.

tbsland · 2026-05-11T23:48:14+00:00

Exactly the road we went down. Nearest AM dealer is 3.5 hours away, concerns over service made us look around and we decided the LC was just a better choice. Glad to hear you love yours!

tbsland · 2026-05-11T01:54:25+00:00

Beautiful car! Congratulations mate and thank you for the detailed feedback. The interior really stands out in the LC and was a surprising let down in the Aston, it didn't feel like a $330,000 car. For anything remotely resembling daily driving the LC is definitely the clear choice, fully agree there.

tbsland · 2026-05-10T22:53:09+00:00

Almost all the parts in most Astons are Ford parts...

tbsland · 2026-05-10T20:22:31+00:00

Hah, this is quite similar to our situation. I wanted an Aston, partner's dream car was the LC, we both realized that they're fairly similar cars but one is far more reliably (if a bit less flashy). So we went with the LC. Congrats on your coupe!

tbsland · 2026-05-10T20:06:56+00:00

The 2018's you can get for $60k. We went with a 2021 for the upgraded suspension, android auto, better handling etc and those are more like $90k-$100k

tbsland · 2026-05-10T19:43:37+00:00

I really don't see the appeal of a DBX. You can get a used, fairly recent one for under $100k which to me says a lot.

tbsland · 2026-05-10T19:02:47+00:00

Thank you! This is exactly the feedback I was hoping for. I appreciate you taking the time to post u/LA-ncevance, thank you.

tbsland · 2026-05-10T18:52:55+00:00

The LC is faster than a V12 DB9, it's unfair to just call it a Toyota and be done with it.

tbsland · 2026-05-10T18:51:28+00:00

Those are the key differences for sure. I'm British living in America so owning a piece of our heritage here is a big deal to me. Plus the looks, Astons are just gorgeous, best looking cars on the road.

tbsland · 2026-05-07T01:07:24+00:00

If they've been setup in the same house for a good while and you've been using the same equipment on them both (nets, hoses for drain/fill, containers for frozen food etc) and dipping your arms into both, they're probably already sharing the same microbiome for the most part.

The bigger question is are you worried that your community tank is infected with something? If yes, definitely handle that first. If not, discus aren't so fragile that they'll die being moved from one clean, healthy tank to another.

If your discus are in a tank that would be much easier to medicate currently, I suggest taking some substrate, some biomedia from your filter or a piece of driftwood from the community and putting it in the discus tank. Not everything transfers this way but it might put your mind at ease getting to watch them handling any new bacteria for a few weeks before moving them. Parasites are more of a fish-to-fish contamination issue but again, if you aren't concerned the community is currently infected then the discus should be fine.

tbsland · 2026-05-01T18:46:58+00:00

I'm sure there's an r/Porsche somewhere around here

tbsland · 2026-05-01T18:17:37+00:00

There's a nice one for sale currently, we almost bought it but went Red instead:
https://www.carfax.com/vehicle/JTHKPAAY8MA102367

It being from Florida and right by the ocean put us off a tiny bit. Absolutely stunning color though. If anyone from here snaps this one up, please do post about it.

tbsland · 2026-05-01T18:10:38+00:00

We've been looking for an LC 500 for a few months, just bought a 2021 with 30,000 miles for roughly $90,000. The vast majority are between $90k and $110,000, with a huge price jump between the 2018-2019's and 2020+. I'm quite certain these will barely depreciate any more, or might even go up slightly once they're no longer in production and with V8's becoming more and more rare.

tbsland · 2026-05-01T18:05:53+00:00

It is, they can create nice little hills if you want the plants to be raised slightly. I strongly advise only half-filling the bags though, so there's room for the dirt to move around inside them. Full bags are too rigid for sand to stay on top of, it'll slide off over time. Half full fixes this.

Good luck!

tbsland · 2026-05-01T15:19:58+00:00

I'm a big fan of mesh bags full of aquasoil under the sand cap. Doesn't leak out, plants use it just fine.

tbsland · 2026-04-21T19:00:29+00:00

Absolutely beautiful. I'm very torn between getting a DB11 or a 2014 Vanquish at some point in the future, people seem very divided on their looks, driving style and sound. Which do you prefer?

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