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Rank: #11 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.55

Number of Votes: 100

Photo Caption: my newly planted 130 litre tank! a work in progress

Quote: why is the rum always gone!

About Yourself: i originally bought a cold water setup and things progressed from there! to tropical and now planted tropical!

Advice: the best advice i could give is to do your homework before you attempt to keep tropical fish, or plants.

Plants Kept: amazon frogbit amazon sword valius slavinia minima and much more

Tank Size: 34

Description: 130 litre tropical tank dimensions: width = 30 in depth = 15 in height = 18 in custom built pine cabinet and lid aquagrit plant substrate 70 watts of light diy c02

Rank: #12 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.53

Number of Votes: 100

Photo Caption: My Fish tank

Quote: Why?

About Yourself: I rather like to talk about my fish and tanks

Advice: Keep to it and have fun with it

Fish Kept: Hmm... Mostly cichlids I will post them later since I have no clue what they are

Plants Kept: Umm Green ones?

Tank Size: 55

Description: All the plants are real live plants. I found all the wood outside. The background is very custom... I panted the back black, I built the Rock ledges from landscaping slate stone glued together. I custom built the hood to hold my Coralife light I also mounted 3 3-way cabinet lights under the lid.

Rank: #13 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.45

Number of Votes: 86

Photo Caption: just put another set of lights in and a new plant

Advice: water chnges are a must and keep trying

Fish Kept: 2 angels 1 rainbow shark 1 clown plecto 4 rummy nose tetra 6 neon tetras 10 oto cats 2 blue rams 1 glass catfish

Plants Kept: ludwigia repens, echinodorus rose, hygrphila polysperma, micranthemum umbrosum,echinodorus quadricostatus, proserpinaca palustris, lilaeopsis mauritiana, java moss, waterfern, vallisneria spiralis, bacopa caroliniana, egeria densa

Tank Size: 50

Description: 50 gallon tank eheim professionel #2 filter coralife 36 inch 6700k 96 watt light

Rank: #14 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.44

Number of Votes: 55

Photo Caption: 2 months

Advice: Patience!

Fish Kept: 2 Clown loaches 4 Zebra Danios 4 Golden Algae Eaters 10 Ghost shrimps

Plants Kept: In progress

Tank Size: 110

Description: In progress

Rank: #15 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.09

Number of Votes: 54

Photo Caption: 92G SA/CA corner tank with bogwood, java fern, anubias and river pebbles.

Advice: Take your time, ensure compatibility through research and provide a natural environment!

Fish Kept: Heros Appendiculatus sp. "Rotkeil", Heros sp "red spotted gold", 1 x Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Electric Blue Jack Dempsey), 3 x Geophagus Red Head "Tapajos", 1 x Botia Berdmorei (Blyths Loach), 1 x Epalzeorhynchos sp (false Siamese algae eater), 6 x Micralestes interruptus (Congo Tetra)

Plants Kept: Java fern, anubias.

Tank Size: 92

Description: 92 USG corner Fluval Venezia 350 tank. Fluval 405 external filter, T8 lighting.

Rank: #16 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.05

Number of Votes: 100

Photo Caption: 16G Bow Front 3 Weeks Old

Advice: Educate yourself. Read from different sources and correlate information since there's lots of conflicting information on web sites and by people posting on different forums. Plan ahead. Where are you going to put the tank? How big of a tank can you realistically place in that location? Will that area support the weight of the aquarium? Estimate ~10 lbs. per gallon which includes substrate and other objects. Are you willing to do 20% water changes of 20 gallons on a 100 gallon tank or would you rather do 20% water changes of 6 gallons on a 20 gallon tank? How many fish do you expect to see while viewing the aquarium? Size accordingly. Use sites such as http://aqadvisor.com/AqAdvisor.php as a tool and bounce ideas around with forums members. What type of fish do you want? Are they going to get along together? Do they eat the same food? Can they coexist at the same water temperature and water environment. Are you going to want live plants? Are you going to pick species that will be able to thrive in the environment that the fish will live in? Are you willing to trim and care for plants as well as the fish? More questions than answers. These are some of the questions you should research and have answers to before you buy your equipment. You then need to do your research on the different type of equipment to house your new world. Enjoy!

Fish Kept: Neon Tetra - 6 Panda Cory - 4 Red Cherry Shrimp - 4 Siamese Algae Eater - 1 Harlequin Rasbora - 3 Tracked Nerite Snail - 1 Planning on adding: Harlequin Rasbora - 3

Plants Kept: Anubias nana Plant - 2 Amazon Sword Plant - 1 Tropica Fern - 2 Wisteria Plant - 1 Java Moss - 1 (not in the greatest shape, mostly brown, but the only one I could find anywhere - I'll see if I can get some good green growing) Tropical Hornwort - 1 Duckweed - 1

Tank Size: 16

Description: 16 Gallon Bow Front Tank 15 Watt T-8 Fluorescent Lamp 8,000K Aqueon QuietFlow Power Filter 20 Fluval E100 Heater Coralife Digital Thermometer Seachem Flourite Substrate 15.4 Pounds Faux Small Driftwood Faux Large Tree Root Seachem Ammonia Alert Sensor

Rank: #17 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.02

Number of Votes: 55

Photo Caption: My new aquarium

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Rank: #18 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 4.81

Number of Votes: 100

Photo Caption: My planted tank (details in my profile)

Quote: Never forget the poly layer under the tank; take it from one who knows... :o

About Yourself: Fell into fishkeeping when my daughter came home with a small Rena tank containing an unwanted red tail shark (aka rainbow shark). He's still in there, not risking him in the community! This is my first 'proper' tank.

Advice: Read, read, read. Then read some more.

Fish Kept: Guppies (25+), platys (4), Siamese fighters (1m, 1f), cherry red shrimp, 2 bristlenose pleco, 1 bristlenose cat, 5 neons, 10 black bar endlers, 1 cavefish, 2 pineapple swordtails, 5 gold mountain minnows, 5 glass fish; separate tank has 1 angel (small), 1 balloon mollie and 1 full grown rainbow shark.

Plants Kept: swords, tiger lillies, cabomba, hornwort, moss balls, water wisteria+ more; about 10 different species in there.

Tank Size: 26

Description: 91x30x38cm community tank, T8 flourescent lighting, Nutrafin CO2 unit, 3 airlines (night only to offset CO2), Fluval 3+ filter, Tetra planted substrate underneath gravel layer, which also contains crushed oyster shell for added alkilinity, temp 27C. Use API root tabs under the swords and Leaf Zone weekly.

Rank: #19 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 4.74

Number of Votes: 100

Photo Caption: Our first attempt at a freshwater planted tank, two months in.

Advice: Your tank will never seem big enough!

Fish Kept: -1 angelfish -2 sunburst platies -8 otocinclus -6 peppered corydoras -8 harlequin rasbora tetras -2 ghost shrimp -3 snails

Plants Kept: Amazon swords, Bacopa, Rotala, small grasses, bogwood.

Tank Size: 55

Description: Tank is filtered with a Rena canister filter. Tank is lighted with an Aqualife HO light, also includes nutrient enriched gravel.

Rank: #20 out of 31 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 4.63

Number of Votes: 103

Photo Caption: 10 Gallon Tank, moneywort and some other unknown plants, CO2, with 2 gold barbs, 2 rosy barbs, and 1 angelfish.

About Yourself: If you have any comments or advice please voice your opinions. I would like to improve my tank layout and equipment.

Advice: Take your time and fish grow

Fish Kept: 2 Convicts, 2 Jack Dempsey, 2 Striped Raphael Catfish, 1 Rainbow Shark

Plants Kept: fake plants

Tank Size: 55

Description: 200 watt theo heater, 200 penguin bio wheel filter, Flora Glo lights (use to be a Terrarium)