Top 31 - 40 Planted Tanks 2009

Rated #31: 50 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #31: 50 Gallons Planted Tank - Growth.
Username: blaw323
Country: United States
Rank: #31 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: blaw323 on
Ratings: 6.18
Number of votes: 102
Quote: We're all monkeys.
Fish Kept: Angels now, had Discus. Schools of Rummy's and Cardinals. Algae eating shrimp, mostly tiny ones for now...
Corals/Plants: Rotala, Blyxa, Tiger Lotus, Java Fern, Java Moss, HC, Hair Grass, Glossostigma, Ludwigia, Crypts, and a few more mystery plants...
Tank Size: 50 gallons
Advice: It will never be ready.
Description: Growth.

Rated #32: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #32: 55 Gallons Planted Tank - Planted Tropical 55gal.  What do you think?
Username: Tommy
Country: United States
Rank: #32 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Tommy on
Ratings: 6.15
Number of votes: 100
Quote: Relax!!!!!!!!
About Yourself: newly wed, hard worker, first time home owner.
Fish Kept: male and female blue rams, 5 long fin golden barbs, 10 neon tetras, 5 red fin tetras, small freckled catfish, 3 pond snails, and my wife has 2 gold fish.
Corals/Plants: 2 Anubis, 2 Red Wendtii, 1 Amazon Sword,1 Dwarf Onion, 6 Bamboo, Dwarf hairgrass, Babytears, Moss ball, Java Moss, Water Lettuce, JUMBO Blue Shell Water Hyacinth, Purple Crincle, Rotala Magenta, Anacharis, and 3 banana plants. I add about 4 plants per week.
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Google search any questions you may have for the type of fish or plants you may want to collect. This will give you an idea of what kind of work and money you will be putting into your aquarium.
Description: Planted Tropical 55gal. What do you think?

Rated #33: 46 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #33: 46 Gallons Planted Tank - Planted Tanganyikan - 46 gallon Bow
Username: Lisa
Country: United States
Rank: #33 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Lisa on
Ratings: 6.08
Number of votes: 316
About Yourself: i have MTS (multiple tank syndrome) it's AWESOME!!!!
Fish Kept: Too many to name...
Corals/Plants: Lots...
Tank Size: 46 gallons
Advice: Research before you buy it will save you money and time!
Description: Planted Tanganyikan - 46 gallon Bow

Rated #34: 17 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #34: 17 Gallons Planted Tank - overview
Username: BirbalVS
Country: India
Rank: #34 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: BirbalVS on
Ratings: 6.07
Number of votes: 107
Quote: A HOBBYIST CANT BE A BREEDER AND A BREEDER CANT BE A HOBBYIST.
About Yourself: Im a student of 3d and currently doing my specialization in digital sculpting. Fish keeping was always my hobby.but i started taking it more seriously about 2 years back. I have an immense interest in planted aquariums. In addition to this tank i have one more planted setup,a betta bowl and an outdoor pond. looking forward to set up a huge planted world!
Fish Kept: pair of angels , neon tetra , rasbora tetra, 3 serpae tetra, 6 penguin tetra , 1 xray tetra, dozen of shrimps.
Corals/Plants: I dont know the name of all the plants.but there are 6 types of plants. driftwood.
Tank Size: 17 gallons
Advice: care about your tank..dont keep it like the one in the pet store.dont just dump fish and plants in your tank. so love your fish,plants... planted setup surely looks great but its not very easy to begin with. read a lot of information first,plan carefully,have patience and most imp...experiment!
Description: overview

Rated #35: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #35: 55 Gallons Planted Tank - Full tank shot
Username: david
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #35 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: david on
Ratings: 6.06
Number of votes: 101
About Yourself: I work in a scientific field. I'm really into the planted tank scene at the min and am just getting to grips with the hobby
Fish Kept: plec, tetras, SAE, loaches, bristle nose plec
Corals/Plants: various!
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: if planted you need CO2, adequate lighting and a suitable nutrient dosing regime and frequent water changes to get the most from the hobby...when I started out I had problems with Black brush algae as the above advice wasn't taken
Description: Full tank shot

Rated #36: 120 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #36: 120 Gallons Planted Tank - one of my tanks
Username: matthew hines
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #36 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: matthew hines on
Ratings: 6.05
Number of votes: 110
Fish Kept: tropicals,oddballs
Corals/Plants: 0o
Tank Size: 120 gallons
Description: one of my tanks

Rated #37: 110 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #37: 110 Gallons Planted Tank - My first tank this size, i usualy have no patience, but with this one i realy took my time working on it a little everyday.
Username: Roman
Country: Cyprus
Rank: #37 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Roman on
Ratings: 6.05
Number of votes: 102
Quote: If I'm not back in five minutes...just wait longer!
About Yourself: My dad always keept saltwater tanks, thats propably what got me in to it aswell.
Fish Kept: Raminos, Neon tetras, red tetras, green apple snails and more which i cant remember right now
Corals/Plants: Cant remember right now
Tank Size: 110 gallons
Advice: Read read read and read :)
Description: My first tank this size, i usualy have no patience, but with this one i realy took my time working on it a little everyday.

Rated #38: 57 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #38: 57 Gallons Planted Tank - My first every fish tank - a 57g Juwel Rio 240 - you have no idea how much grief his tank has given me :o)
Username: Paula
Country: United Kingdom
Rank: #38 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: Paula on
Ratings: 6.04
Number of votes: 101
Quote: Courage doesn't always roar - sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying "I will try again tommorow"
About Yourself: In need of more sleep!
Fish Kept: 6 Pristella Tetra, couple of stripy snails (zebra nerites) and Nutter the SAE
Corals/Plants: Echinodorus cordifolius ssp. fluitans Echinodorus 'Ozelot' (Green) Hygrophila polysperma Vallisneria spiralis `Tiger` Limnobium laevigatum - Amazon Frogbit Anubia barteri var. angustifolia Cryptocoryne x willisii and a second Cryptocoryne I've forgotten the name of Glossostigma elatinoides
Tank Size: 57 gallons
Advice: Run now - it's too late for my bank account and nerves but you can still save yourselves. Seriously though always quarantine, even first fish as treating nematodes in a heavily planted tank with inverts isn't easy.
Description: My first every fish tank - a 57g Juwel Rio 240 - you have no idea how much grief his tank has given me :o)

Rated #39: 5 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #39: 5 Gallons Planted Tank - My tiny 5 gal AA tank after 2 months. 

It houses a few neons and Double tail betta (butterfly pattern I think)--you can see him on top of the tank in full view. I also have 2 pigmy cories waiting to join the fun, they are  in a small quarantine tank for now.
Username: MissQuark
Country: Canada
Rank: #39 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: MissQuark on
Ratings: 6.03
Number of votes: 93
Quote: Neons are way sturdier than what people generally claims.
About Yourself: This is my 1st fish tank in more than 20 years (every kid had their goldfish in the '80s yknow!) and I intended to do things the right way with this one. I always liked fish, and I realize how much I missed looking at them swim around gracefully. So far so good, I'm hooked!
Fish Kept: - 1 doubletail betta (he's blue and red with transparent fins and a brown face) - 6 neon tetras
Corals/Plants: Theres 4 different types of plants in my tank, I don't remember the names though... and yes, that bright pink plant is real! I squeezed fake plants btw my tank and the wall to hide the wires and create a background, the result is nicer IMO than all the ugly wallpapers they sells in petstores.
Tank Size: 5 gallons
Advice: I'm a new hobbyist myself, I have this tank since 2 months only! All I'd say for now is: Try stuff, get some info, use common sense and have fun!
Description: My tiny 5 gal AA tank after 2 months. It houses a few neons and Double tail betta (butterfly pattern I think)--you can see him on top of the tank in full view. I also have 2 pigmy cories waiting to join the fun, they are in a small quarantine tank for now.

Rated #40: 95 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #40: 95 Gallons Planted Tank - south american tank just reset. The plants are filling inn inn the foreground.
Username: tony
Country: Canada
Rank: #40 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By: tony on
Ratings: 6
Number of votes: 100
Fish Kept: one 3 year old koi angel, 3 young gold angels, 8 buenos aires tetras(2 year old). so I keep some plastic plants but the front is planted with amazon swords which they don't eat. 4 corys and one Betta
Corals/Plants: amazon swords
Tank Size: 95 gallons
Advice: keep it simple , as natural looking as you can and research the fish and their requirement.
Description: south american tank just reset. The plants are filling inn inn the foreground.

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