| 2006 Top 10 Freshwater Tanks |
| Rated #1: candidcamel [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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United Kingdom |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
6.77 |
| Number of votes: |
129 |
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My super cool tank!! |
| Quote: |
"When you have to shoot...shoot... don't talk" - Tuco (The Good, The Bad and The Ugly) |
| Advice: |
Overfeeding causes 99% of problems in an aquarium. If in doubt - feed less! |
| Fish Kept: |
The tank is currently set up as a community tank with Gouramis, Barbs, Tetras and some peaceful Cichlids. |
| Plants Kept: |
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| Tank Size: |
60 |
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| Description: |
My tropical freshwater tank is a custom made to order kit that I purchased from a company in France called Octopus Studios. As you can see from the picture it is a really wild design that gets a lot of wow's from friends. It measures about a metre cubed/3.3 foot cubed and holds about 230Litres/60gall. The kit is a complete setup that includes highest quality eheim filters/ lighting and aeration. |
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| Rated #2: Rez80 [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: Tennessee |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
6.57 |
| Number of votes: |
105 |
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Stunning Driftwood, Silk Plants, Relaxing Aquascape = The Perfect Community! |
| Quote: |
Don't let life happen TO you, let life happen THROUGH you... |
| Advice: |
Research, research, & more research!!! Don't be afraid to ask questions. And plan before you buy - it will benefit you much more in the long run. |
| Fish Kept: |
6 Neon Tetras, 1 Diamond Tetra, 2 Bleeding Heart Tetras, 2 Lemon Tetras, 4 German Rams, 3 Zebra Botias, 2 Mountain Botias, 2 Bosemani Rainbows, 1 Turquoise Rainbow, 1 Red Iranian Rainbow, 2 Neon Rainbows, 2 Conga Tetras, 2 Roseline Sharks, 1 Synodontis Multipunctatus, 1 King Tiger Pleco, 1 Leopard Frog Pleco, 1 Gold Nugget Pleco, & 1 Columbian Zebra Pleco. - What seems like a lot of fish is balanced by weekly 25% water changes... |
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A mixture of Sea Garden Silk Plants and Tetra Water Wonder Plants |
| Tank Size: |
75 |
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| Description: |
75gal Freshwater tank running with two Emperor 400 filters, two 150 Watt Marineland Visi-Therm Heaters, 1 PowerGlo & 1 LifeGlo... |
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| Rated #3: damnbox [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: Texas |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
6.30 |
| Number of votes: |
205 |
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50 gallon acrylic tank with 12 community type fish |
| Quote: |
Hope I don't kill em all. |
| Advice: |
None |
| Fish Kept: |
12 typical community fish - Gouramis, sharks, swordtails, catfishes, a small clown loach and an angelfish |
| Plants Kept: |
Plastique and silk |
| Tank Size: |
50 |
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| Description: |
50 gallon acrylic seaclear rectangular tank |
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| Rated #4: buntbarsch [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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Canada |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
6.10 |
| Number of votes: |
1339 |
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| Description: |
Tanganjika Cichlids |
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| Rated #5: tanks_alot [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: None/Other |
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Ireland |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.94 |
| Number of votes: |
105 |
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55 Gallon mbuna tank: Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus Mpanga, Labidochromis Caeruleus, Metriaclima sp. "Aurora Yellow" , Cynotilapia afra (Cobue), Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli)
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| Quote: |
Lead me not into temptation, for I can find it myself! |
| Advice: |
My advice for new hobbyists would be to read as much as you can before you buy. |
| Fish Kept: |
Many and varied! |
| Plants Kept: |
Trying for a goldfish with plants tank at the moment, but he is a hungry fellow and its costing me a fortune. |
| Tank Size: |
50 |
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| Description: |
Mbuna setup in a juwel rio 180. Standard juwel filter with an external Tetratec Ex700 (turns the water over 7.4 times an hour). Over 100 pounds of old red sandstone with crushed coral as a substrate. |
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| Rated #6: rey_x29 [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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Mexico |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.92 |
| Number of votes: |
287 |
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acuario d 200 l. peces ciclidos. |
| Quote: |
- |
| Advice: |
los invito para que empiesen a tener su acuario con peces tropicales ya el tiempo les dara la experiencia y conocimientos para instalar su acuario mas grande. |
| Fish Kept: |
ninguno |
| Plants Kept: |
el acuario incluye grava para acuario y algunas platnas artificiales, a la ves tiene de decoracion una tumba de faraon. |
| Tank Size: |
45 |
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| Description: |
acuario de peces ciclidos con peces amarillos electricos,pericos, plecostomus dos guoramis entre otros. tiene una longitud de 130 cms x 50cms alto y 40 cms fondo, incluye 3 filtros biologicos, 2 cabezas d póder para mover el agua y limpiar el acuario con los filtros, 1 filtro de cascada. |
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| Rated #7: keth [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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United Kingdom |
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#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.90 |
| Number of votes: |
125 |
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400 ltr mbuna malawi |
| Quote: |
anything from the film SNATCH |
| Advice: |
learn about biological filteration |
| Fish Kept: |
where do i start |
| Tank Size: |
100 |
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| Description: |
400 ltr malawi set up with silver sand, ocean rock and a custom made background. I have 2 external filters, which are 2 x xp3, aqua clear inline ionizer and vecton 24w uv sterilizer |
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| Rated #8: gossamer [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: Ohio |
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United States |
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#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.86 |
| Number of votes: |
103 |
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Same tank with plants |
| Quote: |
"Skipper!!??" Gilligan |
| Advice: |
have fun |
| Fish Kept: |
mixed malawis |
| Plants Kept: |
none |
| Tank Size: |
92 |
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| Description: |
92 gal bow front corner tank |
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| Rated #9: tanks_alot [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: None/Other |
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Ireland |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.85 |
| Number of votes: |
211 |
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| Photo caption: |
55 Gallon mbuna tank: Pseudotropheus sp. elongatus Mpanga, Labidochromis Caeruleus, Metriaclima sp. "Aurora Yellow" , Cynotilapia afra (Cobue), Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei" (Msuli)
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| Quote: |
Lead me not into temptation, for I can find it myself! |
| Advice: |
My advice for new hobbyists would be to read as much as you can before you buy. |
| Fish Kept: |
Many and varied! |
| Plants Kept: |
Trying for a goldfish with plants tank at the moment, but he is a hungry fellow and its costing me a fortune. |
| Tank Size: |
50 |
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| Description: |
Mbuna setup in a juwel rio 180. Standard juwel filter with an external Tetratec Ex700 (turns the water over 7.4 times an hour). Over 100 pounds of old red sandstone with crushed coral as a substrate. |
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| Rated #10: blineweaver [ Freshwater Tanks ] |  |
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| State: Texas |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#1 out of 1013 freshwater tanks worldwide |
| Ratings: |
5.83 |
| Number of votes: |
188 |
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Large South and Central American Cichlids |
| Advice: |
Don't give up. |
| Fish Kept: |
Red Devil, Jack Dempseys, slavinis, Jewels, Green Terrors, Texas Cichlids, YoYo Loach, Blue red tail Botia, Pictus Catfish, Convicts |
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| Tank Size: |
150 |
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| Description: |
150 gallon tank (72x24x20).
40gal. wet/dry filter, 5 gal of Bio-balls,
1 mag drive 9.5, 1 rio 2500 for return pumps.
2-175W metal halide bulbs (10000K) in Hamilton pendants.
Temp 78 constant. 350W Otto Heater
Built in-wall |
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