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 #211: tanks_alot Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
This is my first attempt at a planted tank, it is;

Tank: 70lt

Lights: 2 x 20W T4's and 2 x 20W T'8's (lights are cooled by a 12V computer extractor  fan in hood)

Plants: Background = Echinodorus tenellus
              Foreground = Hemianthus callitrichoides

Filtration: Old school fluval 3 external.

Ferts and Co2;  Co2 is injected at 1-2 bubbles per second from a fire extinguisher setup with DIY and Tropica nutrition plant food used daily. Substrate is also from Tropica with a fine layer of gravel to prevent soil disturbance.

Fish and Inverts: 4 x otto's, 5 x Amano Shrimp and 4 x Sunkist shrimp.
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State:  None/Other Country: Ireland
 
Rank: #211 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.75
Number of Votes: 129
Photo Caption: This is my first attempt at a planted tank, it is; Tank: 70lt Lights: 2 x 20W T4's and 2 x 20W T'8's (lights are cooled by a 12V computer extractor fan in hood) Plants: Background = Echinodorus tenellus Foreground = Hemianthus callitrichoides Filtration: Old school fluval 3 external. Ferts and Co2; Co2 is injected at 1-2 bubbles per second from a fire extinguisher setup with DIY and Tropica nutrition plant food used daily. Substrate is also from Tropica with a fine layer of gravel to prevent soil disturbance. Fish and Inverts: 4 x otto's, 5 x Amano Shrimp and 4 x Sunkist shrimp.
Quote: Lead me not into temptation, for I can find it myself!
Advice: My advice for new hobbyists would be to read as much as you can before you buy.
Fish Kept: Many and varied!
Plants Kept: Trying for a goldfish with plants tank at the moment, but he is a hungry fellow and its costing me a fortune.
Tank Size: 50
Description: Mbuna setup in a juwel rio 180. Standard juwel filter with an external Tetratec Ex700 (turns the water over 7.4 times an hour). Over 100 pounds of old red sandstone with crushed coral as a substrate.
 

 #212: orange333 Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
24-18-12 standard - life glo 2 15w lamp - power 20 filter no carbon double sponge and bio medium - keep carbon out of your tank - diy - never use fast rising yeast your ph will change a little too quickily
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State:  None/Other Country: Canada
 
Rank: #212 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.75
Number of Votes: 290
Quote: all the problems in the world are created by man..... No man.....No problem Stalin WW II man he was a tough cookie
About Yourself: planted tanks i find are very soothing - started small (still there) and it was a hobby i could enjoy at home
Advice: enjoy every hurtle thrown at you and never do anything spontaeously or you'll pay double lol
Fish Kept: honey gourami - rummy nosed & ember tetras - julii cats - glass shrimp - endler live bearers - rainbow threadfins
Plants Kept: medium planted with no enhancement to substrate - diy - potassium - iron - trace -excel fed- life glo 2 15w lamp - .75 watt/gallon and everybody is very happy - disturbing laterite just isn't worth the mess - have happy plants w/o but swords will love u for flourish ground tabs - there best in bigger tanks
Tank Size: 20
Description: 24-18-12 standard - life glo 2 15w lamp - power 20 filter no carbon double sponge and bio medium - keep carbon out of your tank - diy - never use fast rising yeast your ph will change a little too quickily
 

 #213: kamel_007 Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
Full shot
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State:  None/Other Country: Jordan
 
Rank: #213 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.75
Number of Votes: 645
Photo Caption: Full shot
Quote: Don't cry.. Just try...
About Yourself: hey.. any help? Call me haha.. Just gittin into my fish tank deeply..
Advice: stock slowly and never give up! use plants fertilizers regularly and keep you Co2 level in the safe and right PPM = 30 ppm
Fish Kept: Discus.. Tetras... Rummy nose....
Plants Kept: Amazon... water westerya... hair grass.. micro hair grass... valles'... anubia..
Tank Size: 55
Description: (WAIT MY AMANO STYLE *SOON*) Amazon Forest.. A shoal mix of tetras.. amazon plants... Co2 pressurized.. wet / dry filtration.. 3 X 30 fluorescent lights...
 

 #214: shredder Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
nearly finished need to get a few new plants and let everything grow
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State:  None/Other Country: Australia
 
Rank: #214 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.74
Number of Votes: 199
Photo Caption: nearly finished need to get a few new plants and let everything grow
About Yourself: i've been interested in fish for a long time i used just have cichlids but now iam interested in planted tanks its so much give it a try
Advice: add slowly but think big
Tank Size: 50
 

 #215: newbiemk Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
This is my planted 15 gallons tank :)
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State:  None/Other Country: Malaysia
 
Rank: #215 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.74
Number of Votes: 212
Photo Caption: This is my planted 15 gallons tank :)
Quote: Never Try Never Know
About Yourself: i'm a guy from malaysia basically started fish keeping since earlier 2007. how i started this hobby cause i think keeping fishes are quite relaxing when you watch them swim around, and another factor is that i've kept other pets like dogs, chipmunks, hamsters, birds, tortise, rabbits, so basically havent try fishes yet so this tank is my first tank. Been thru alot of trails and errors just to get it to the looks as it now, which is what i always wanted since i'd start this hobby . to have nice green real planted tank :) will move to bigger tank when i have enough money and space .. wish me luck
Advice: keep trying no matter how many "deaths" there were :P but do keep track on your spending budget
Fish Kept: erm.. Tetras, ramson snails, Red Crytals Shrimp (C), Red Cherry Shrimps, Otos, there are some more, but dont know the names :P
Plants Kept: did try out 6-7 types including bottom land plants (dont know what it's name is) sorry i dont really know the names but so far my tank only have moss and the big leaf plant as you can see :) to me is the easiest way to keep a small thank neat and tidy.
Tank Size: 15
Description: Dont have much money for bigger tank, so basically this what i got. a 15 gallons small planted tank, with 22w of 'TL' lightings, a smallest water chiller, using "Algone' algae control pack, A water surface skimmer by Hagen, i started this hobby since early 2007, basically still an amature on keeping a planted tank with fish and shrimp. Currently theres 9 Tetras, 4 Otos, 2 Sesame algae eaters, 4 Red Crystal Shrimp (C), 2 Red Cherry Shrimps, 4 Babis fish and alot of babies Ramson Snails -_-"
 

 #216: mastrog Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
http://www.passioneacquario.net/Blog
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State:  None/Other Country: Italy
 
Rank: #216 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.74
Number of Votes: 144
Photo Caption: http://www.passioneacquario.net/Blog
About Yourself: I have 19 different plant species in my tank. I'm slowly getting them all identified: Cabomba Amazon Sword Borneo Sword Algae Balls- Cladophora Aegagrophila Anacharis Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana) Common Watermilfoil (M. simulans) But there are dwarf grasses, floaters, segmented, a couple of ferns.
Advice: I have 19 different plant species in my tank. I'm slowly getting them all identified: Cabomba Amazon Sword Borneo Sword Algae Balls- Cladophora Aegagrophila Anacharis Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana) Common Watermilfoil (M. simulans) But there are dwarf grasses, floaters, segmented, a couple of ferns.
Fish Kept: I have 19 different plant species in my tank. I'm slowly getting them all identified: Cabomba Amazon Sword Borneo Sword Algae Balls- Cladophora Aegagrophila Anacharis Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana) Common Watermilfoil (M. simulans) But there are dwarf grasses, floaters, segmented, a couple of ferns.
Plants Kept: I have 19 different plant species in my tank. I'm slowly getting them all identified: Cabomba Amazon Sword Borneo Sword Algae Balls- Cladophora Aegagrophila Anacharis Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana) Common Watermilfoil (M. simulans) But there are dwarf grasses, floaters, segmented, a couple of ferns.
Tank Size: 175
Description: I have 19 different plant species in my tank. I'm slowly getting them all identified: Cabomba Amazon Sword Borneo Sword Algae Balls- Cladophora Aegagrophila Anacharis Jungle Vallisneria (Vallisneria americana) Common Watermilfoil (M. simulans) But there are dwarf grasses, floaters, segmented, a couple of ferns.
 

 #217: markmoore Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
My Tank. Pre-Glossostigma.
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State:  None/Other Country: Canada
 
Rank: #217 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.73
Number of Votes: 310
Photo Caption: My Tank. Pre-Glossostigma.
 

 #218: lemondog Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
Forest of Tranquility
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State:  None/Other Country: Canada
 
Rank: #218 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.73
Number of Votes: 329
Photo Caption: Forest of Tranquility
Quote: "If at first you don't succeed try, try again"
About Yourself: Started with a 20 gallon tank full of fancy gold fish about ten years ago, then got into African Cichlids for a while. I was going to start up a salt water reef aquarium untill I saw a beautiful picture of a planted aquarium on the back cover of my Aquarium Usa magasine (2004 Issue) The rest is history.
Advice: There will be times when you'll feel so frustrated that you may consider giving up! DON'T! The end result is worth it. Learn from your mistakes! And remember... there is NO fool proof system when trying to re-create a peice of nature in your livingroom, but you can eventually succeed by trial and errer and a little perseverance.
Fish Kept: 8 Ottos, 3 Flying fox, 5 Amano shrimp, 4 Clown loaches, 2 Yoyo loaches, 10 Cardinal tetras, 10 Glowlight tetras, 2 Hatchet fish, 1 Leopard Pleco.
Plants Kept: Aponogeton crispus, Crypocoryne wendtii, Cryptocoryne willisii, Echinodorus amazonicus, Nymphaea lotus, Nymphoides aquatica, Sagittaria subulata, Cobomba caroliniana, Didiplis diandra, Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hydrocotyle leucocephala, Hygrophila difformis, Ludwig repens, Microsorium pteropus, Riccia fluitans, Vesicularia dubyana, Alternanthera reineckii, Bacopa caroliniana, Hemianthus micranthemoides, Hygrophila polysperma, Rotala rotundifolia, Cabomba piauhyensis, Glossostigma.
Tank Size: 55
Description: 55 gallon, 185 watts flourecent lighting, Eco complete substrate, Flourite for Glosso, flouval 304 cannister, 12W Ultra Violet sterilizer, 25% weekly water changes. Fertilize daily with Flourish, Flourish Excel, Flourish Potassium, Flourish Trace, Flourish Iron, Flourish Phosphate, Flourish Nitrogen.
 

 #219: newt Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
nature run
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State:  Massachusetts Country: United States
 
Rank: #219 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.72
Number of Votes: 189
Photo Caption: nature run
Quote: Not Now!
About Yourself: Interests: fish, fishing, british sports cars and my son
Advice: read up
Fish Kept: (18)Cardinals, (9)Rummynose, (2pair)Cherry Barbs, (1)Betta, (1) Angel, (7)Pygmy (3)Habrosus (1)Panda (1)Julii (1)Paleatus (2)Haraldschultzi Cories, (4)Khulis, (2)SAE, (1)False SAE, (3)Otos, (1)B-nose Ancistrus
Plants Kept: PLANTS: Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis (corkscrew Val) Echinodorus paraviflorus or amazonicus (Amazon sword) Echinodorus barthii (Red melon sword) Ludwigia palustris (Narrow leaf Ludwigia/Water primrose) Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazilian pennywort) Rotala indica Microsorium pteropus (java fern) Bacopa monnieri Aponogeton crispus Sagittaria subulata (Dwarf Sag) Anubias barteri var. coffeefolia Cryptocoryne wendtii var. Brown
Tank Size: 75
Description: EQUIPMENT: 75 gal. Oceanic Systems tank and cabinet. Ehiem 2028 canister filter. 250W Ebo Jager TS heater. Aqua Ultraviolet 8 watt Advantage UV sterilizer. Ultralife titanium grounding probe. Seachem Flourite (clay) substrate. Bottled CO2 gas thru an ADA pollen glass diffuser. LIGHTING: 2x 55 watts Philips PL-L/950 CF, 5300K, 92 CRI. Twin tube striplight: 32w Aquarelle and a 32w ADV850.
 

 #220: andrius Contact User [ Planted Tanks ] 
 
My tank
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Rank: #220 out of 1143 planted tanks worldwide
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Ratings: 5.72
Number of Votes: 124
Photo Caption: My tank
About Yourself: This tank has been running for six months now and this lay out is the first that I happy with. It all started from under gravel filter, white marble gravel and plastic plants to beautiful live plants, CO2 and under gravel substrate. My girlfriend loves the tank but hates the amount of time and money I spend on it but I love it!
Advice: n/a
Fish Kept: 5x Tiger Barbs 2x Red Tail Sharks 1x Betta 2x Yellow Guppies I know I know that it's not best combination of fish but hey it's my first tank ever! :) They fight time to time but they seem to get along just fine.
Plants Kept: Java Fern Chladophora aegagropila Hemianthus callitrichoides Hygrophila difformis And one that I don't know the name
Tank Size: 19
Description: 24" x 12" x 16"/60 x 30 x 40 cm 72 l./16 gal./19 US gal Eheim ecco 2234 Tank Juwel Record 70 Lighting Juwel High-Lite 2x24
 

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