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#258: grossy  [ Freshwater Tanks ] | |
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| State: Florida |
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United States |
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#258 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.16 |
| Number of Votes: |
138 |
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100 Gallon aquarium, custom 3D back ground feature with an assortment of african cichlids |
| Advice: |
Take your time setting up a new aquarium as it will pay off in the end! |
| Fish Kept: |
African cichlids*
*Malawi
*Tanganikan
*Victoria |
| Plants Kept: |
Live bamboo and fake |
| Tank Size: |
100 |
| Description: |
This turned out to be an amazing house featured tank. The tank is roughly 100 gallons with a custom foam/cement 3D back ground. All equipment is hidden behind but complete accessable. the tank lighting is supplied but a 36"T5 marine along with 2 coral life fluroecsents. the fitler is a cascade 1200 canister with a cheap in tank fitler hidden is the back corner for a back up plus extra fitlering.The tank has a large varity of african cichlids producing great color swimming through the 3D rock formations. a few live plants where also used to add the more natural look plus i find it helps with maintaining water quality. |
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| State: None/Other |
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Czech Republic |
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| Rank: |
#259 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.16 |
| Number of Votes: |
314 |
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Tanganyika from North (Trophues duboisi "Maswa) |
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No |
| About Yourself: |
No |
| Advice: |
No |
| Fish Kept: |
30 Tropheus duboisi "Maswa"
6 Altolamprologus compressiceps "Chaitika"
1 Altolamprologus calvus
2 Erethmodus cyanostictus "Makombe"
1 Synodontis multipunctatus
4 Neolamrologus leleupi "orange"
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| Plants Kept: |
No |
| Tank Size: |
110 |
| Description: |
DESCRIPTION
Category: Lake Tanganyika
Tank size: 55x23x19 inches = 110 gallons
Tank size: 140x60x50 cm = 420 liters
DECORATION
Gravel: sand 27 kg (0,5 mm)
Plants: no plants
3D background: (polystyren,aquasilicon,sand)
rock stone: "labaky" 60 kg, 25 shell Neothauma
TECHNICS
Light: light ramp Farao 2 x trocal dennerle african lake 2 x 36 W, 1 x cold blue night 18W
Light-Duration: 1 x cold blue night 8:00 am - 9:00 am
2 x trocal dennerle african lake 9:00 am - 21:00 pm
1 x cold blue night 21:00 pm - 22:00 pm
Filtration: 4 chamber glass biofilter (73,5 liters), filtration biomolitan, cotton wool, ceramics, pump Eheim 1250
heating: Jägger 200 W
air: no
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Jamaica |
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| Rank: |
#260 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.16 |
| Number of Votes: |
1835 |
| Quote: |
nuthing |
| Description: |
I have had this tank for1 month now. For the gravel i have crushed coral and plenty of dean ocean rock. |
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| State: Florida |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#261 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.16 |
| Number of Votes: |
129 |
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126 gallon |
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Honest sweethart, just this one more fish tank. |
| Advice: |
Big tanks make it so easy. |
| Fish Kept: |
I like all kinds. Mostly chiclids, especially mostly chiclids after they have devoured everything else. |
| Plants Kept: |
All plants are artificial. I go for the 'Big Easy'. Nowadays the fakes look great and you only spend a fortune once. |
| Tank Size: |
126 |
| Description: |
Complete coverage with undergravel filter plates. 200 lbs.Pea river rock substrate. 2 power heads and 2 aquaclear2000 outside boxes all on the undergravel lift tubes. Six 36" strip lights with aqua-glo color enhancing lamps. All plants are artificial. |
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| State: Pennsylvania |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#263 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
317 |
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20g long Tropical Tank
-30lbs Play-Sand
-Whisper Power Filter 30
-Bogwood driftwood
-Numerous shale rocks
-Black PVC pipe
-Several fake plants
-Marineland Visi-Therm Stealth Submersible Heater
-Perfect-a-Light 20 Watt Fluorescent
Occupants
-2 German Blue Rams
-2 Khuli Loaches
-Clown Pleco
-6 Harlequin Rasbora
-2 Oto Cats |
| Advice: |
Properly Cycle your tank.
Research the fish you want before you buy so you know as much as possible about it. |
| Fish Kept: |
Alot |
| Plants Kept: |
None at the moment
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| Description: |
29g African Cichlid Tank
-35lbs Crushed Coral
-Tufa Rock
-River rock
-Whisper Power Filter 60
-Aqueon 100 watt heater
-20 Watt Fluorescent Light Strip
-Some fake plants
-Black PVC pipe for caves
20g long Tropical Tank
-22lbs Pea Gravel
-Whisper Power Filter 30 x 2
-Numerous shale rocks
-Several fake plants
-Marineland Visi-Therm Stealth Submersible Heater
-Perfect-a-Light w/ Power GLO 20 Watt Fluorescent
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| State: Washington |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#264 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
149 |
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My 38 gal. tank with Demasoni cichlids, Bumblebee krabro cichlids, and Red Zebra cichlids. Basalt rocks, real driftwood and fake plants. Silica sand substrate, sponge filter and penguin bio wheel filtration. |
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If you’re doing something else, and it works, keep doing it!!! |
| About Yourself: |
I started this hobby about 2 years ago.This is one out of the four aquariums I have. Its fun and its addicting! Its a bit of trial and error really. |
| Advice: |
Read a lot, and learn as much as possible! Used tanks are much cheaper if you can find them! Water changes are important...keeps your water clear and your fish happy :) |
| Fish Kept: |
2 blind cave tetras, 2 albino bristlenose pleco, 5 gold barbs, 4 cherry barbs, 4 zebra danios, 5 x-ray tetras, 5 red eye tetras, 1 upside down catfish, 1 marbled angelfish, 1 common pleco, 3 demasoni cichlids, 2 bumblebee krabro cichlids, 3 red zebra cichlids... for now :) |
| Plants Kept: |
Rainbow slate, basalt rock, fake plants, and driftwood |
| Description: |
all marineland penguin bio wheel filtration and all fake plants |
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| State: Texas |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#265 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
756 |
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400 gallon display
75 gallon sump with 2 magdrive pumps
8 x 65W PC lighting (10000K, 460nm)
FIsh list:
4 x Cichla temensis (16-18")
2 x Silver Arowana (18")
1 x Brachy. tigrinusm (15")
2 x Hypostomus spp (12") |
| Fish Kept: |
You get what you pay for.... |
| Plants Kept: |
N/A |
| Tank Size: |
180 |
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| State: None/Other |
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United Kingdom |
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| Rank: |
#266 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
745 |
| Photo Caption: |
A slice of Lake Malawi (in my bedroom) :-)
A lake malawi rocky biotope with spalshes of green n red plants/mossess and lillies. |
| Quote: |
Rome wasn't built in a day |
| About Yourself: |
21, arch student
likes: football. arsenal. usual
also have my pet dog COCO. aka "pretty the dog" |
| Advice: |
Experiment with plants and the type of fish u want to keep especially with cichlids.
Patience
Patience
Patience
Learn from mistakes, its the best and only way!!!!
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| Fish Kept: |
3 Yellow labs
4 Astatotilapia Callipter
6 Melanochromis johannii
6 Maylandia Callainos
2 common plecs
20+ malaysian trumpet snails
10 apple snails |
| Plants Kept: |
Java moss, Fern moss ricca fluitians. Moss balls used to anchor plants onto rocks. (special ingredinent use fishing line to tie it all in place till roots take hold)
Other plants mainly amazon swords, onion plants, bannana plants, java ferns, |
| Tank Size: |
45 |
| Description: |
180 Litre 45g tank
3ft long.
2 External Canisters. A MUST 4 cichlids
2 Air pumps.
Moonstones - from my local gardening store. Just 29p per kilo. and there is over 45 kg in there. So don't pay the silly prices at your local fish store
Sand . 5 kg reef sand. Crushed coral 5kg. The rest plain old WASHED builders sand. Keeps the cost down and adds variety of sizes 2 gaains.
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| #267: emmaus [ Freshwater Tanks ] | |
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| State: Indiana |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#267 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
274 |
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55 gal planted aquarium-set up 5/2007. |
| Quote: |
The sadest trick ever played was when Satan got the human race to believe he doesn't exist. |
| About Yourself: |
i've had this tank for about 8 years, tore it down in april 2007 to replace plastic frame around the top and recalked. set back up in may 2007. all fish and plants are thriving. this is the first time i attempted a planted tank. i got into aquariums because of my father, he's always had a fish tank. |
| Advice: |
explore and use your imagination and above all PATIENCE. |
| Fish Kept: |
1-lohachata botia loach (yoyo)
2-angelicus botia loaches
2-peppered cory cats
2-panda cory cats
2-rainbow sharks
1-gold algae eater
1-chinese algae eater
1-neon blue rainbow
1-australian rainbow
1-tiger barb
2-gold barbs
1-gold gourami
1-black neon tetra
1-penguin tetra
2-bleeding heart tetras
4-x-ray pristella tetras
1-red minor serpae tetra
4-red eye tetras
1-figure 8 puffer
1-blind river cave fish |
| Plants Kept: |
All Live Plants,
amazon swords,
dwarf hairgrass,
rotala marcandra,
bacopa australis,
green temple-narrow,
and a few i'm not sure what they are. Real rocks and real driftwood. |
| Tank Size: |
55 |
| Description: |
uses rena xp3 canaster filter. substrate is a mix of white sand and dry araganite. 2-flora-gro lights. currently debating on whether or to use co2. |
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| State: California |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#268 out of 3376 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.15 |
| Number of Votes: |
296 |
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55 gallon after switching to black Tahitian Moon sand |
| Quote: |
Do it right or do it twice! |
| About Yourself: |
Chronological Advancement Observation Technician |
| Advice: |
Too much filtration is almost enough.
Pamper your water and your fish will thrive as a side effect!
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| Tank Size: |
55 |
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