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#160: matt77  [ Planted Tanks ] | |
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#160 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
| Ratings: |
5.96 |
| Number of Votes: |
132 |
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one of my tanks |
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| About Yourself: |
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| Fish Kept: |
tropicals,oddballs |
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| Tank Size: |
120 |
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| State: Hawaii |
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#161 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
5.96 |
| Number of Votes: |
116 |
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deep congo. If you're going to vote 0, please don't vote. |
| Advice: |
Research, be patient, and get exactly what you want the first time. Also, speak with as many knowledgable individuals as you can. They know what's out there and what works. |
| Fish Kept: |
rasbora espei, neon tetra, corys, praecox rainbows, pleco, cherry barbs, synodontis petricolas, leopard danios. |
| Plants Kept: |
microsorium latifolia, microsorium windelov, cryptocoryne spiralis. |
| Tank Size: |
20 |
| Description: |
Botswana root wood, ADA Amazonia II aqua soil, 110 W PC lighting |
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| State: New York |
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#164 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
287 |
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the final product, i am 100% satisfied with the amount of plants i now have as well as quite happy with the lay out and the growth at the moment, please feel free to comment, and or leave any suggestions.
Brandon |
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"Just keep swimming!" |
| About Yourself: |
I have switched from african and south american cichlids, to more docile fish, yes i know discus are cichlids, lol well i am more than just dabbling these days in planted aquariums, lol anything worth doing is worth doing right and with your foot to the floor so to speak, patience is key but don't be afraid once you have a properly cycled tank to add as many plants as you can properly sustain. |
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read, read, and read some more, don't go into anything blindly, the more knowledgeable you are the better off you are going to be and the less money you will waste. take your time and work up to it! |
| Fish Kept: |
discus, angels, tetras, cory cats many variety, fresh water clams, fresh water flounder, snails, algae eaters, danios,fw dwarf puffers, german blue ram,neons, and a few other misc fish from another tank i had setup. |
| Plants Kept: |
plants are now all live!!
anubias nana several, several dwarf lilies, lace swords, moss balls, 2 mother amazon swords, many many babies from them, baby tears, dwarf baby tears, java fern, java moss, spiral crypts, red and green crypts, money wart, cabomba, cherry hedge, onion plants, several other misc plants, micro swords, fox tail red and green, no names for them, all totaled somewhere around 70 diff plants in my tank (not counting the baby swords) if i were to count them it would put me over 100 live plants in the tank. lol is the plant to gal ratio 1 plant per gallon? LOL ok sorry just had to do it. |
| Tank Size: |
125 |
| Description: |
.125 gallon long, penn plax cascade 1200 canister filter, two air stones, two 55 gal co2 injection canisters, two spectra max 6500k full spec lamp, two flora-sun 5000k plant lamp.
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| State: California |
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#162 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
308 |
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60 Gal. Planted tank with pressurized CO2 |
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You don't know what you don't know. |
| About Yourself: |
I got to planted tank hobby two years ago. I started out with planted tank without pressurized CO2 and I had too much trouble to keep the plants alive. Algae out break was a nightmare. After I installed the CO2 system, thing has improved significantly. The CO2 system also keeps the algae problem under control. |
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Keep trying and pressurized CO2 makes all the different. |
| Fish Kept: |
1 angel, 3 SAE, black neon, 1 Ghost catfish, 1 golden ram. |
| Plants Kept: |
variety |
| Tank Size: |
60 |
| Description: |
60 Gal. Planted tank with pressurized C02.
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#163 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
175 |
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My rio 240 planted setup |
| Advice: |
Keep at it and you will succed |
| Fish Kept: |
2 Dicus,loads of rummynose tetras,albino corys, |
| Plants Kept: |
Hemianthus callitrichoides along the fron twith dwarf hairgrass mixed in(grew this first emmesred for a month or so then filled with water),Blxya japonica at the back left,dwarf sag at the front right,Nymphaea Lily bulb at the back right,java fern on the redmoor wood(cant really see it as its small),with flame moss and java moss on the wood |
| Tank Size: |
52 |
| Description: |
Juwel rio 240,with standard hight lite t5 and reflectors fitted.
ADA aqua soil.
A tetra tec ex1200 and ex700 with a hydor korilla 1 for extra flow.
Pressurised co2 and inline reactor. |
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| #165: dgyde [ Planted Tanks ] | |
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| State: Ohio |
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#165 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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(rated this year: view this month's top 10) |
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5.95 |
| Number of Votes: |
266 |
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2yrs in the making! |
| About Yourself: |
I've enjoyed freshwater aquariums since a very young age (2yrs old). When I was 3, I fed our family tank a bag of chocolate chips because I thought they were hungy. =) I've learned a few things since then, and find that after doing online research on aquarium topics.... that there are some really brilliant minds on this stuff! I have been in IT for the last 8yrs, and really enjoy getting away from things when working on my aquarium (It's stress free!). I now find the maintenance quite relaxing. |
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Do your water changes & don't over feed the fish!!!
Change out filter pad regularly, and add liquid fertilizer on a regular basis.
Take your time, and know what you are buying before adding new fish to the tank.
Boil driftwood to kill any bacteria or parasites, etc.. and let cool before adding to tank. It will also help remove tannins (brown color, particles, etc..) that leach into the water, although the tannins are prefered in some cases to soften the water.
Buy filter media from local fish store as bulk "Pond Filter Media" and cut to size for your sump filter --- saves a lot of money.
We reinforced the floor from the basement with 3 addtional floor joists (2x8x12) so there are 5 2x8x12's supporting the tank, and a support post directly under the tank. (that's a lot of weight!!) |
| Fish Kept: |
Tiger Bards, albino tiger barbs, a few south americans - nicaguense, firemouth, a bunch convicts, siamese & chinese algae eaters. Keep areas to hide in back, keep plants to the front. Fish seem to do fine with the live plants (don't dig, or eat excessively). |
| Plants Kept: |
Anubias bateri, amazon swords, java fern, java moss, various anubias |
| Tank Size: |
150 |
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150gal Freshwater All-Glass, 72 long x 18 x 29 tall, 18w UV sterilizer, 1200gph Mag-drive, 72in Coralife lunar aqualight (96x 4 (2 Blue + 2 Natural), Black modern stand & canopy, sand substrate w/fertilizer balls, slate / limestone rocks. All live plants. Malaysian drift wood, & some grape vine. Titanium heater in sump. Model 4 All-Glass filter. Lights on programmable timer. Use RO for adding small amounts of water, but use tap water for regular changes. Home Brew CO2 + carbon suppliment. PetMountain.com has AWESOME pricing on supplies! |
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Estonia |
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#166 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.95 |
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1863 |
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| State: Rhode Island |
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United States |
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#167 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.95 |
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854 |
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| Advice: |
You CAN have a beautiful tank on a reasonable budget....do your homework on equipment!
Start with low/medium light if you are at all unsure about ferts, dosing and water chemistry. |
| Fish Kept: |
10 Turquoise rainbowfish (M. lacustris), 2 Bristlenose plecos, 3 SAEs, 3 otos, 3 cories, 2 Botia striata, 3 tiger barbs, a few miscellaneous fish (penguin tetra, cherry barb, diamond tetra) |
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Rotala rotundifolia, Hygrophila salicifolia, red tiger lotus, dwarf hairgrass, Limnophila aromatica, Ludwigia brevipes, Ludwigia repens, Myriophyllum mattogrossense, Crinum calamistratum, ozelot sword, Alternanthera reineckii, Aponogeton crispus, Didiplis diandra, Hygrophila polysperma "Ceylon", Hygrophila polysperma "Tropic Sunset", unident. large sword plant, R. rotundifolia "green" |
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55 |
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standard 55 gallon - 48"x12"x22". EcoComplete substrate, 2x96 watt PC lighting, 2x1 liter DIY yeast CO2 with active diffuser. AquaClear 70 filter with foam and Biomax. Adding trace, N, P, K and Excel every other day. |
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Australia |
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#168 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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5.94 |
| Number of Votes: |
336 |
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Front View |
| Advice: |
patience |
| Fish Kept: |
8 Phenacogrammus interruptus,5 Crossocheilus siamensis, 7 Kryptopterus bicirrhis, plecos: L066 L333, L002, 2 Platydoras Costatus, 36 Paracheirodon innesi, 3 Botia lohachata, 4 Gastromyzon borneensis, 6 Macrognathus siamensis |
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Echinodorus amazonicus Echinodorus tenellus,Hygrophila corymbosa , Hygrophila corymbosa giant var, Hygrophila corymbosa compact var, hygrophilia salicifolia, Hygrophila polysperma (sunset), Valisneria Gigantia, Java Moss, Plagiomnium affine, Cryptocoryne undulatus, Cryptocoryne becketii, Cryptocoryne wendtii Mi Oya- Red, Cryptocoryne Balanse, Cryptocoryne affinis, Cryptocorne Blassi, Microsorium pteropus, Scarlet Ludwigia, Anubius barteri, Anubias Barteri nana, Anubius afzeli |
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70 |
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Sun Sun
120x47x50 cm rounded glass tank
3 x 30w flourescant t8 2 x 55w compact flourescant
Filtration: 1 jebao canister (1200 lph) 1 fluval 405 (900 lph)
Used JBL Aquabasis in the substrate, fermented C02 injected with a large powerhead, Aquasonic liquid fertilisers, KNO3, KHC03, flourish excel and a touch of (NH4)2SO4 to tweak it
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| State: Illinois |
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#169 out of 1499 freshwater tanks worldwide |
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| Ratings: |
5.94 |
| Number of Votes: |
1594 |
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My 75G Tank.
Been running for about 2 years now.
The plants need trimming monthly or they'll grow right out the top of the tank! |
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d'oh! |
| Advice: |
Read before you buy!!! |
| Fish Kept: |
1 Boesmani rainbow
1 Pearl Gourami
3 Saimese Algae Eaters
2 Julii Cory
6 Bronze Aeneus Cory |
| Plants Kept: |
Lace Java, Narrow Leaf Java, MoneyWort, Dwarf Lobelia, Anubius Congensis, Hornwort, Cryptocoryne Wendtii, Hygrophila corymbosa, Rotalla rotundifolia |
| Tank Size: |
75 |
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4' 75G Planted tank
2 Penguin 330 filters
2 Heaters
2 nice natural pieces of driftwood, a mixture of natural river rocks and more plants than I know what to do with! |
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