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United Kingdom |
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#1 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
7.18 |
| Number of Votes: |
91 |
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400+ gallon mixed bag tank |
| About Yourself: |
Used to breed koi when i was a kid |
| Advice: |
Start gradually.
Dont over crowd
Dont over feed
Big tanks are easier to manage.
Dont skimp on decor as it reduces aggression between species and reduces stress on scaredy fish coz they can hide up.
Many plants are very sensitive to water chemistry, persevere to find the right type.
And buy decent filters and heating systems |
| Fish Kept: |
Various south american cichlids (dempsey, texas, brasiliensis, a few firemouths, cons)
Mbuna & Hemichromis variants
Aequidens
Bala sharks, black sharks, clown loach, other botia, ancistrus, pictus, synodontis, a dozen corys, danios and even a shoal of platies :)
A mad mixture of fish, but there's plenty of room and tank is stable and peaceful except at feed time.
Other (6ft) tank has guppies, platies, swordtails, corys, rams and a big ol' severum who's just celebrated his 8th birthday |
| Plants Kept: |
Cryptocorynes, swords, anubias, vallus, canadian pondweed, water lettuce, dwarf water lillies.
For the bigger hericthys, fake plants are better although they don't like to eat java moss. |
| Tank Size: |
400 |
| Description: |
Primary tank:
9'x2.5'x2.5'
2xFluval FX5 filters
1x2500lph power head for home made under gravel jetting system
3x80w 4' light tubes (whoops, different K values, that's why the left side is whiter than the right, better fix that)
3x300w caged heaters
Secondary tank:
6'x2.5'x2'
2xEheim 400litre filters
2xDaylight tubes
2xPlant gro tubes
2x300w fluval tronic heaters |
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| State: South Carolina |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#2 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.91 |
| Number of Votes: |
100 |
| Photo Caption: |
same tank with fish in picture |
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"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some po |
| About Yourself: |
I will be brutally honest, I never wanted fish. I am a Ball python breeder and a reptile man at heart. I would go into the pet store to get supplies and rodents and I would see how my kids were FASCINATED by the fish in the tanks. I would have never did a fish tank in my life if it wasnt for my 2 year old daughter looking into a fishtank and saying OOOOOOOOOO WWWWWWOW! I then decided to try something smaller like a 29 but then realizing my daughter can get behind it and tip it over, I went for the 55. Had I known my tank was gonna be this awesome (in MY eyes) I would have just bit the bullet and did a 125g. If this tank goes well I will convert the 55g to a saltwater and do an awesome 125 African cichlid display. |
| Advice: |
RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH! Just when you think you have rinsed your BRAND NEW gravel enough, rinse it 10 more times, This stuff was DUSTY. |
| Fish Kept: |
Yellow labs, synodontis cats. Botia angelicus and albino BN plecos |
| Plants Kept: |
FAKE and 1 real Amazon sword |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
| Description: |
125 AGA
3 emperor 400 filters
DIY 125g aquarium stand made by me :-)
Custom canopy with current retrofit 4x65w 50/50 lamps
black sandlike substrate
8 nice pieces of slate rock
1 26 lb piece of texas holey rock
4 AWESOME pieces of Malaysian driftwood
a few fake plants
1 400w aquarium heater
1 200w aquarium heater for extra heat when needed
ESU reptile thermostat for my 400w heater (very accurate)
Milli drop of blood, a poop load of sweat and so far "knock on wood" NO TEARS |
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| State: California |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#3 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.79 |
| Number of Votes: |
24 |
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Still a work in progress. This tank is only about 3.5 months old |
| Quote: |
"You know what the best part of living on the shore is? You only have @$$h0!35 on 3 sides of you. "
-George Carlin RIP |
| About Yourself: |
23 year old Dairy pastuerizer. Fishkeeping for bout 6 years. GO KNUDSEN! |
| Advice: |
Consider the source when asking questions. Don't get Red Devils unless you want a 1 fish tank. |
| Fish Kept: |
3 Red-Tail Barracudas, 1 Pictus Catfish,1 Geophagus Jurupari . I sold my gold datnoid to a friend because he was bugging my cudas. Which I plan to build up to a nice school of six or so, in a bigger tank of course. |
| Plants Kept: |
None. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55 gallon. Fake vine decoration. Few logs for hiding. Fake plants, the tall bushy one so the cudas can ambush the feeders(which they do very well). Whisper powerfilter 60 w/ biofoam. I ,somewhat alternate between a long 38 watt Helio flourescent and the pictus and my own fave, 2 MarineGlo 15 watt flourescent lights (doesn't show in pics but gives a nice subdued blue light). Bubble curtain in back of the tank. Large African Driftwood (attempting to hide air line). All the photos are taken on my iphone so quality isn't the best. |
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Israel |
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| Rank: |
#4 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.67 |
| Number of Votes: |
89 |
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My first tank ever! |
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N/A |
| About Yourself: |
I wanted a dog, but got some fish instead and now, like many others here, I am addicted. |
| Advice: |
Make use of forums and do a lot of research. |
| Fish Kept: |
10 x Psuedotropheus Saulosi |
| Plants Kept: |
Fake |
| Tank Size: |
32 |
| Description: |
Aquarium: 3 foot bowfront.
Filtration: Tetratec Ex 1200
Heating: Hydor 150 W
Air Pump: Schego 150 L/HOther: Two Substrate: Coral Sand
Rock work: Rock from a garden shop. |
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| State: Ohio |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#5 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.56 |
| Number of Votes: |
41 |
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my 125....44 fish but most under 2" now...not big on the fake decos but i really love the 3piece 38" sunken schooner i found...very realistic looking...see other pic for my self built custom stand/bookcase ! |
| About Yourself: |
casual hobbiest but had 125 gal tanks for 25 years now...seems like the community tank is more fun than the Cichlids but time will tell. |
| Advice: |
Im new to the INLINE EXTERNAL HEATERS but wow...much less clutter in the tank....also stopped using undergravel filters 5 years ago. |
| Fish Kept: |
Barbs, Peacock Eels, Botia, Danio, Loaches, Spotted Cats , Rainbow sharks, Male dwarf, Moonlight and Yellow Gourami , Rubber Plecos . all seem to get along...tried to tell the kids "no we cant get those pretty neon tetras...barbs will eat em." "oh pleeeeeease daddy????" ok fine... "hey daddy where did all the pretty little tetras go??" Tried to tell ya....tiger barb snacks!!" follwed by crying kids for an hour!!! |
| Plants Kept: |
real lace and petrified wood...fake plants |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
| Description: |
125 long freswater, natural stone, artifical plants (duh) flourecent full spectrum , 2 magnum 350 external canisters 1 w/biowheel pro 2-inline ETH heaters (200 w each) Custom built it myself stand...Just became a community tank after 9 years as a Malwi /south african tank |
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Spain |
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| Rank: |
#6 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.44 |
| Number of Votes: |
101 |
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My Malawi tank |
| Advice: |
So the most important is a good filtration, not too much feed , and want your fishes . |
| Fish Kept: |
Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna) |
| Plants Kept: |
Anubia Barteri Nana + Microsorium Pteropus |
| Tank Size: |
63 |
| Description: |
My aquarium is 63 gallons, 120x50x40 , lighting - 3x30w - Powe rGlo + Aqua Glo + Sun Glo , 2 external filters - Eheim 2217 and JBL Cristal Profi 250 . |
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| State: Illinois |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#7 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
6.12 |
| Number of Votes: |
32 |
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Tank is now 8 weeks old. completly cycled. |
| About Yourself: |
My girlfriend and I have been in the hobby for more than 20 years apiece. We have raised everything from guppies to discus. We are looking at getting into saltwater in the future. |
| Advice: |
Be patient and the rewards will be well worth it. |
| Fish Kept: |
2 redwag swordtails, 2 velvet swords, 8 assorted angels |
| Plants Kept: |
75 lbs. black gravel about 2 1/2 inches deep,plastic plants and 30 lbs. of small red lava rock |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
55 gal. oak trim, eshopps 75-wd filter, 300 gph overflow box, eheim 1250 hobbypump, penn-plax under-gravel filter, whisper 600 air pump, 2 24" glass canopy's, 48" all-glass twin-tube strip light, 1 all-glass fluorescent bulb and 1 coralife actinic bulb |
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| State: Tennessee |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#8 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
6.02 |
| Number of Votes: |
102 |
| Quote: |
Say Hello to My Little Friend. |
| About Yourself: |
I stoped smoking and found this to keep my mind off of smoking. I think this is way more addictive lol |
| Advice: |
Take your time. & Read! |
| Fish Kept: |
All Lake Malawi Cichlids. 6 Acei, 3 Electric Yellows, 2 Kenyi, 1 Red Zebra (4 Red Zebra Fry), 1 Green Giaraffe and 1 Bumblebee & I think one is a Kenyi Hybrid, 4 yr. old plecostomis. |
| Plants Kept: |
Drainage rocks, fake plants. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
Updated. 55 Gal. Lake Malawi Cichlids. White Filtration Sand, Drainage Rocks & Fake Plants from Michaels. |
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Canada |
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| Rank: |
#9 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
21 |
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Lake Malawi tank stocked with mostly young Mbuna and Peacocks |
| About Yourself: |
I'm Josh, I've been in the hobby of fshkeeping for a little over a year and am absolutely loving it!! |
| Advice: |
RESEARCH!!!! |
| Fish Kept: |
African Cichlids(mostly Malawi), and some SA/CA cichlids mixed with basic community fish. |
| Plants Kept: |
Java fern and crypt, everything else has died!! |
| Tank Size: |
75 |
| Description: |
Standard 75g tank equipped with an eheim 2217. |
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| State: Colorado |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#10 out of 63 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(submitted this month: view yearly top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
39 |
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55 Gallon. 120 Watts lighting. Co2 added. 22 Neon Tetra's and 1 Dwarf Gourami. |
| About Yourself: |
I am a 3D animator that has been an aquarist for about a year... I kept many terrariums in the past 2 years. I was into plants first and it led me from houseplants to keeping terrariums to creating aquariums and paludariums. I spend an average of 10 hours a week keeping up this tank. It is a great joy. Thank you for looking at it. It is an honor to have you view it. |
| Advice: |
Let you tank cycle... don't be a victim of new tank syndrome! |
| Fish Kept: |
17x Zebra Danios,
1x Opaline Gourami,
1x Gold Gourami,
2x Blue Gourami,
1x Unknown Gourami,
3x Cardinal tetra's,
2x Algae Eaters, |
| Plants Kept: |
Too many plants to name at the moment. I will fill this in Later. Thanks for being patient. |
| Tank Size: |
80 |
| Description: |
A Paludarium, both land and water. Trying to create a beautiful balance between both worlds. The tank is a 80 Gallon 48"w x 18"d x 22"h. Hagen fogger, varying bulb color / temp. Co2 injection, custom built moon lighting. 48" Orbit 4x65W SunPaq w/Lunar Lights/Fans (Current) + 40 watt Flora Glo fixture. In the pictures I had 140 watts of light. Need to update since all the additions. |
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