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| State: Texas |
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United States |
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#1401 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.02 |
| Number of Votes: |
217 |
| Photo Caption: |
Bog close-up right side |
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"What was this guy thinking? To own so many tanks is crazy. What kind of a person would want more than one small aquarium in their house?" --Nikolay, sarcastically commenting on a Craigslist ad selling a large number of aquariums |
| About Yourself: |
Computer geek, web developer, aspiring engineer, plus a roommate whom I've corrupted and turned into an obsessed fish person like myself. |
| Advice: |
Do your research, start with a tank of decent size so you have a margin of error on the chemistry. Get an oversized filter and use only mechanical and biological filter media (no carbon or ammonia removers). Use a plant substrate for the tank and plant heavily from the start. Use CO2 injection, whether homemade or compressed tank. make sure you have enough light, a single bulb is not enough. Research your fish choices to ensure they will get along, not outgrow your tank and don't require special water conditions. Establish and follow a consistent schedule of water changes and fertilizer dosing. Keep notes on what you do and how well it works. You will be rewarded. |
| Fish Kept: |
Assorted Discus (Symphysodon aequifasciatus): 3 Red Pidgeon (+5 month-old fry, the rest are in another tank), 2 Wild Green, 1 Snowfire, 1 Blue/Yellow, 1 Turquoise.
12 Congo tetra (Phenacogrammus interruptus),
30 Rasbora espei (Trigonostigma espei),
20 German Blue Ram (Mikrogeophagus ramirezi),
2 Bolivian Rams (Microgeophagus altispinosa),
6 Panda Corydoras (Pandapanzerwels),
8 Clown Loaches (Chromobotia macracantha),
4 Albino Bristlenose (Ancistrus sp Albino),
8 Bristlenose (Ancistrus sp),
12 Otocinclus (Otocinclus affinis),
12 Amano Shrimp (Cardinia Japonica),
1 Bamboo Shrimp (Atyopsis moluccensis) |
| Plants Kept: |
TANK:
Alternanthera Reineckii 'Rosaefolia',
Anubias Barteri Var. Barteri,
Anubias Barteri Var. Nana,
Bacopa Monnieri,
Barclaya Longifolia,
Bolbitis Heudelotii,
Cabomba Furcata,
Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'Green Gecko',
Cyperus Helferi,
Cryptocoryne Parva,
Cryptocoryne Retrospiralis,
Cryptocoryne Undulata,
Echinodorus 'Kleiner Bar',
Echinodorus Osiris,
Eleocharis Vivipara,
Egeria Densa,
Echinodorus Vesuvius,
Hemianthus Micranthemoides,
Ludwigia Arcuata,
Mayaca Fluviatilis,
Microsorum Pteropus,
Microsorum Pteropus 'Windelov',
Myriophyllum Mattogrossense,
Nymphaea Lotus (Zenkeri) 'Red',
Potamogeton Gayi,
Rotala Indica,
Taxiphyllum Alternans.
BOG:
Hemianthus Callitrichoides,
Salvinia Natans,
Selaginella Erythropus,
Sarracenia 'Judith Hindle',
Echinodorus Rubin,
Mondo Grass - Dwarf,
Begonia Bipinnatifida,
Pilea Cadieri,
Ficus Salicifolia,
Peperomia Angulata,
Ananas Nanus. |
| Tank Size: |
240 |
| Description: |
240g 72x30x24 from GlassCages.com with Euro-bracing, drilled for filtration. Dual 400watt metal-halide 10k lights suspended 24" above the tank to light the 24" deep bog behind the tank. Water is pumped up into the bog and allowed to flow back into the tank. Mechanical filtration is Ocean Clear 380 (with UV) plus an inline heater module driven by a Quiet1One 4000 pump. There is also a homemade fluidized bed filter and CO2 reactor driven by a ReeFlo Snapper 2400GPH pump. Neptune AquaController Jr. Compressed CO2 system. Automatic top-off system. Plumbed for semi-automatic water change with pre-heated RO water from storage tank. Fertilized with PMDD. |
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| #1402: KK174 [ Planted Tanks ] | |
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Canada |
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#1402 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.02 |
| Number of Votes: |
236 |
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My new tank, tetras, gouramis, and and a pleco. Please give me a 10 rating!! |
| Quote: |
Get a life... JK! |
| About Yourself: |
I am 12 years, and LOVE to dance. I don't like to clean the tnak , so I make my brother do it. I need more fish but am saving for a laptop so I will have to wait... hehehe thats me? |
| Advice: |
Do weakly water changes! |
| Fish Kept: |
(2) neon tetras (1) danio (1) columbian tetra (1) opaline gourami (1) bushy-nose pleco |
| Plants Kept: |
fake amazon swords, octopus plant and a star plant. |
| Tank Size: |
15 |
| Description: |
My tank uses fake plants with an emperor filter. There is also a heater and 3 mixed colours of gravel, and a cool looking rock! |
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Sweden |
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#1403 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
3.01 |
| Number of Votes: |
877 |
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5 cardinal tetras
1 zebra fish
1 SAE
1 albino sucker fish
lots of plants with some moss.
This is my first tank and it's only 1 weeks old, so be gentle.. It will get better, but I want to slow down so I can get the fish in a scheduled pattern. |
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All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that's an alibi for my ignorance. |
| About Yourself: |
I live in Sweden, do you know how cold it gets here? I needed a hobby that I could do year round without going outside, and I was raised on a boat and I feel like a god being in control over all these little lives... just kidding. |
| Advice: |
I AM a new hobbyist... |
| Fish Kept: |
5 cardinal tetras
1 zebra fish
1 SAE
1 albino sucker fish |
| Plants Kept: |
many different kinds, no idea what. I have 2 kinds of moss though. I'm new to this, soon I will learn to remember these different names |
| Tank Size: |
30 |
| Description: |
Juwel tank, 110 liters. Filter came with the tank, but it seems to work great! |
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| State: Maryland |
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United States |
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#1404 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.01 |
| Number of Votes: |
431 |
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My tank as of July 27th, 2007
this picture is outdated but it shows my eels nicely. |
| Quote: |
Mmmmmm....Sushi!
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| About Yourself: |
I'm a novice fish keeper. over the past 20 years i've had about 7 tanks including one salt. |
| Advice: |
Get a hamster.
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| Fish Kept: |
2 Peacock Eels
4 Long finned black skirt tetras
2 mystery snails
1 Spotted Green Puffer
2 dwarf flounders (?)
2 Dwarf Puffers
2 red finned sharks
5 zebra danios
1 African butterfly
4 gold tetras
7 neon tetras
1 male sunburst platy
2 algae eaters
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| Plants Kept: |
1 small sword leafed plants
2 tall sword leafed plants
4 banana plants
3 grassy things have spread with the added the CO2 system now that my tank is about a year old.
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| Tank Size: |
33 |
| Description: |
HUGE UPDATE & PICTURES SOON
33 gallon containing African rot wood and a medium sized red rock with a bubble disc placed under the wood. a ceramic air stone releases super NOISY (gonna replace it soon) bubbles behind my plants.
I added a DIY CO2 system to the tank to help my plants out about 9 months ago.
The bed is small to fine gravel with some larger stones here and there.
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| #1405: booker [ Planted Tanks ] | |
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United Kingdom |
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#1405 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
3.01 |
| Number of Votes: |
309 |
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community tank |
| Quote: |
use what you have got and you will never be without |
| About Yourself: |
later... |
| Advice: |
always seek out expert advice,internet etc |
| Fish Kept: |
dwarf flags
swordtails
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| Plants Kept: |
plants... |
| Tank Size: |
15 |
| Description: |
community
35x35x60
2x grolux
fluval 2
undergravel filter,air pump |
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Australia |
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#1406 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.01 |
| Number of Votes: |
267 |
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20 gallon goldfish tank |
| Quote: |
fishy fishy |
| About Yourself: |
Have only been keeping fish for about 5 months |
| Advice: |
An easy and rewarding hobby |
| Fish Kept: |
one comet goldfish
one fantail goldfish |
| Plants Kept: |
one bunch of foxtail
not sure about the one on the left |
| Tank Size: |
20 |
| Description: |
20 gallon tank
internal power filter
one airstone at the back right hand side |
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| State: Washington |
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United States |
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#1407 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.01 |
| Number of Votes: |
658 |
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Contains 2 pepper corydoras, 1 Pictus Catfish, 2 Guppys and an Algae Eater. Various live plans including Moneywart, Rotala, Red Ludwigia. |
| Quote: |
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| About Yourself: |
U.S. Navy Sailor |
| Advice: |
Don't start to fast. Build your new tank slow. Never take your fish out of the tank. |
| Fish Kept: |
Pepper Corydora, Silver Molly, Dojo Loach, Ghost Shrimp. |
| Plants Kept: |
Rotala, Moneywort, Redludwigia, and others. |
| Tank Size: |
10 |
| Description: |
10 gallon, Whisper filtration |
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| State: Ohio |
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United States |
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#1408 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
3.00 |
| Number of Votes: |
837 |
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My first tank. 10 Gallon with small fish and small plants. Aqua-Glo bulb gives everything the purplish tint... but I like the low CRI. |
| Quote: |
The first shall be last and the last shall be first |
| About Yourself: |
Just got into the hobby. |
| Advice: |
Read forums, read articles, read read read. Then when you've gotten sick of reading, talk to whoever you can that has ever kept fish. |
| Fish Kept: |
Danios (all kinds),
Kuhli Loaches,
Otocinclus
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| Plants Kept: |
Amazon Swords,
Brazilian Swords (mine do fine submerged),
Mondo Grass (mine does fine submerged),
Melon Sword,
Crypt Wendtii,
Banana Plant,
Java Fern,
Hornwort,
Anacharis |
| Tank Size: |
10 |
| Description: |
10 Gal.,
Old Perfecto Hood,
Hagen Aqua-Glo 15watt,
Bio-Wheel 110
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Australia |
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| Rank: |
#1409 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
3.00 |
| Number of Votes: |
336 |
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fish are hiding but u can see the rocks and plants though |
| About Yourself: |
my brother gave us a small 50ltr and after about 2-3 weeks we upsized to a 4 foot (200ltr) tank! we've since made good friends with the local aqua store cause we're there so often! |
| Advice: |
start with the largest tank possible rather then a small one.....cause you will get 'hooked' and upsize!! |
| Fish Kept: |
I'm really a beginner in all this so far, but i can tell you what we have in or 200 litre Mbuna tank so far.
*all are male/female couples
2x elec yellow
2x Mpanga
1x male afra cobue (searching for suitable sized female atm)
3x hongi's (2 female 1male)
2x rusty
2x livingstonii (will need there own tank soon too!)
2x cobal blues
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| Plants Kept: |
we do have plants although i have no idea what they are! we like the real plants and our fish being about 6-10cm so far they're doing well. I'll find the names and update later |
| Tank Size: |
50 |
| Description: |
?? i'll find out and update.
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| State: Virginia |
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United States |
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| Rank: |
#1410 out of 1492 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
2.99 |
| Number of Votes: |
1900 |
| Description: |
My 20 gls Bare Bottom potted planted Discus Tank. I've had it set up like this for about five to six weeks. |
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