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| State: Vermont |
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#31 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.65 |
| Number of Votes: |
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Was way overgrown for my taste! Trimmed and sold extras before it came down for the move. |
| About Yourself: |
Small 30g tank at age 12 then left for a bit.....came back with my current tank 5 years ago and started to get into plants and aquascaping heavily. Going for Discus now with a total rebuild late 2008 in my new home...pics when its grown in and more than my one new discus. |
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Go big...as big as you can!
Leave it be more than you mess with it...you'll have more fun with it..and you wont go crazy trying to make it JUST right!!!
I envy Mr. Amano's setups but you have to know what your limits are! |
| Fish Kept: |
roseline rasboras, gold nugget pleco, cardinal tetras, betta,
juli corys, otociniclus, gouramis...various others. |
| Plants Kept: |
zostrafolia(star grass) vallisnaria, tiger lotus, java fern/moss, many bulbs....again various others.
Wish I could find a low growing plant to make a carpet with but selection is limited here in Vermont, importing plants is restricted. |
| Tank Size: |
75 |
| Description: |
75g Roseline rasbora setup from early 2007.
Original flourite substrate, flourish excel carbon addititive with 250w corallife power compact 10k/6k lightbulbs. Rena filstar xp3 with fine filter pads and full bio media loaded.
NO co2 on this tank.
Pictures are of various placements of plants and wood throughout the year. I sold off the extra plants 3 times that year so I reset the design each time. Grow time was extremely fast for all plants. |
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| State: California |
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#32 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.64 |
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This is my 55 gallon tank with live plants. It has been up since March with plants being added slowly since then. For decor I used driftwood and large black rocks. Filtration is an Aqueon 55 HOB and an extra Penguin 150 HOB. I keep the temp at 78 degrees. The lighting is Coralife CF at 5wpg on 6 hours per day. I use pressurized CO2. For livestock I have 1 angelfish, 3 pearl gourami, 7 tiger barbs (no, they don't bother anyone), a large school of neon tetras, 4 emerald green corycats, 2 yo-yo loaches, 7 amano shrimp, 7 otocinclus. Be gentle, I'm new at this! |
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If it can't be solved by talking to a fish, it can't be solved. |
| About Yourself: |
I live in Southern California and am a psychotherapist. My interests include golf, poker, my 2 dogs and 2 cats, and now my fish.
I don't remember why I got my first Betta about 4 years ago, but that got me hooked on having at least one Betta nearby. In recently learning that keeping Bettas in vases is actually cruel, I was exposed to the fish/aquarium hobby, fell in love with it, and got a real tank. Now I can't keep my arm out of it or my eyes off it. |
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Start slowly, buy the biggest tank you can properly support (weight/dimension wise) in your home, thoroughly research the fish's wants/needs before you buy them, and consider fishless cycling as a humane option. Don't keep bettas in bowls and do keep schooling fish in *schools*. |
| Fish Kept: |
7.5 Gallon Cube Planted
3 Female Bettas
80 Gallon Long
Established March 2009. 3 Pearl Gourami, 1 Angelfish, large school of Neon Tetras, 6 Tiger Barbs, 4 Emerald Green Corydora, several Otocinclus, 1 Yo-Yo Loache.
29 Gallon SeaClear Tank
6 Blue Tetras, 4 Badis Badis, and 3 Bolivian Rams (Larry, Mo, and Curly).
20 Long Planted
2 Dwarf Chain Loaches, 3 Corydoras Pygmaeus, 3 Otocinclus, 1 Red Shrimp, 3 Amano Shrimp, 6 Black Neon Tetras, 5 Sparkling Gourami, a few Microrasboras.
10 Gallon Planted
Red Cherry Shrimp Tank
10 Gallon Planted
1 White Crayfish (Snowball)
4 Zebra Danios
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| Description: |
I have 6 tanks, ranging from 7.5g to 80g, see below. All of my tanks are glass, except for one acrylic SeaClear tank. I use only *fishless* cycling methods and I can cycle a 20 gallon tank in about 10 days without fish.
I prefer to use Eco-Complete substrate in my planted tanks, and in my non-planted tanks in case I should choose to plant them one day. My planted tanks use T5 lighting, 3-5 wpg, non-planted tanks use standard flourescent lights. I use only HOB filters, my preference being Marineland's Penguin filters, although I do use some others.
I change my water weekly in most of my tanks, about every 10 days in my oldest tanks. I use a Python and it is done zippety fast! My water is very hard with a pH around 8.0. My parameters usually read Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10-20 in all my tanks.
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| State: Florida |
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#33 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.64 |
| Number of Votes: |
667 |
| Quote: |
So close, yet so far. |
| Advice: |
Start with low to medium light, then add CO2 injection. After learning how to grow and care for plants you can increase lighting and grow more difficult and light demanding plant Species. |
| Fish Kept: |
Pair of Apistogramma agassizii
Pair of Chocolate Gourami's Sphaerichthys osphromenoides
Mated pair Blue Rams Papiliochromis ramirezi
Pair of Threadfin Rainbowfish Iriatherina werneri
Six Rosy Barbs Barbus conchonius
Eight Otos Otocinclus affinis
Lots of Amano Shrimp
Malaysian Trumpet Snails
Ramshorn Snails |
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Glossostigma elatinoides
Micranthemum umbrosum (Baby Tears)
Hemianthus micranthemoides (Pearlweed)
Lobelia cardinalis
Microsorium pteropus (Java Fern)
Hygrophila polysperma var. 'tropical sunset'
Hygrophila corymbosa
Hygrophila difformis
Rotala rotundifolia
Rotala macrandra
Anubias barteri var. caladiifolia "1705"
Anubias barteri 'coffeefolia'
Cryptocoryne wendtii
Cryptocoryne ciliata
Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
Cryptocoryne retrospiralis
Alternanthera reineckii
Ludwigia brevipes
Gratiola officinalis (most likely Limnophila aromatica) |
| Tank Size: |
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| Description: |
75G with pressurized CO2 injection. Approx. 300W of ODNO lighting. Fertilize with KNO3, K2SO4, Fleet Enema, and Tropica Master Grow. |
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Netherlands |
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#34 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.63 |
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378 |
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my tank a while ago |
| Quote: |
more of my tank at nobobo.com |
| Advice: |
experiment, read and try |
| Fish Kept: |
15 * Discus (green discus Tefe), 75* rumynoses, 50 * corydoras sterbai.
Some cardinal tetra's, dwarf puffers (to keep the snails hidden) and about 40 ottocinclus |
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various |
| Tank Size: |
422 |
| Description: |
(300*70*80cm, 1600 liter)
(10 * 2,2 * 2,6feet 420 US gallons)
Low tech, no CO2.
Custom build tank, tank is almost one year old.
Light: 6 * 58 watts T8 with simulated sun -up and -down by dimmer.
Filtered by 2 Eheim filterpumps.
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#35 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.63 |
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Tank: Aqua One 30cm Cube
Substrate: Up Aqua Soil
Filter: HOB
Co2: DIY
Diffuser: Up Aqua
Lights: 2x24w PC
Plants: Hemianthus Callitrichoides, Blyxa Japonica, Ranunculus Inundatus, Rotala Nanjenshan, Pogostemon Helferi, Hemianthus Micranthemoides, Rotala Rosea, Rotala Macrandra, Rotala Wallichii, Rotala Macrandra Mini, Anubias Nana Petite, Proserpinaca Palustris, Tonina Fluviatilis, Syngonanthus Sp
Inhabitants: 8x Silver Tipped Tetra's, 8x Endlers Guppies, Crystal Red Shrimp
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| About Yourself: |
Only just started keeping fish again. So far I have:
-30G Cichlid Tank
-7G Planted Tank
-30cm Cube Planted Tank
-7G Reef Tank
-112G Tank that is waiting for contents |
| Advice: |
Join forums, read and ask questions. |
| Fish Kept: |
Lots lol. Message me or email me to find out more. |
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30 |
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Canada |
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#36 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.63 |
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119 |
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My tiny 5 gal AA tank after 2 months.
It houses a few neons and Double tail betta (butterfly pattern I think)--you can see him on top of the tank in full view. I also have 2 pigmy cories waiting to join the fun, they are in a small quarantine tank for now. |
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Neons are way sturdier than what people generally claims. |
| About Yourself: |
This is my 1st fish tank in more than 20 years (every kid had their goldfish in the '80s yknow!) and I intended to do things the right way with this one. I always liked fish, and I realize how much I missed looking at them swim around gracefully. So far so good, I'm hooked! |
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I'm a new hobbyist myself, I have this tank since 2 months only! All I'd say for now is:
Try stuff, get some info, use common sense and have fun! |
| Fish Kept: |
- 1 doubletail betta (he's blue and red with transparent fins and a brown face)
- 6 neon tetras |
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Theres 4 different types of plants in my tank, I don't remember the names though... and yes, that bright pink plant is real! I squeezed fake plants btw my tank and the wall to hide the wires and create a background, the result is nicer IMO than all the ugly wallpapers they sells in petstores. |
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| Description: |
- 5 gallon Hex tank from AA (I use the Fluvial carbon mix in the embedded filter, it does wonders)
- Elite Mini Heater from Hagen (25W)
- Floating feeding ring
- Floating betta mirror
- 4 kg of river gravel
- a fake 'live rock' cavern
- lots of patience and dedication.
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Israel |
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#37 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.62 |
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152 |
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140 gallons |
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For every bad day in life you get a good one, and Vice Verse. |
| Advice: |
joy |
| Fish Kept: |
Angel fish, Neon tetra, gurami, rainbow tetra and more |
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Different |
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140 |
| Description: |
160X60X50 cm |
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Wales |
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#38 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.62 |
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154 |
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planted tank |
| About Yourself: |
i have always had fish |
| Advice: |
enjoy it |
| Fish Kept: |
tetras |
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cuba |
| Tank Size: |
64 |
| Description: |
4ft, co2 |
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Germany |
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#39 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.62 |
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287 |
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my living background |
| Advice: |
good luck |
| Fish Kept: |
many |
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many |
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80 |
| Description: |
standard |
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Cyprus |
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#40 out of 1576 planted tanks worldwide |
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6.62 |
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457 |
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150L
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| Fish Kept: |
Neons Tetra - Botia striata - Red cherry shrimps. |
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Bacopa australis - Echinodorus tenellus - Eleocharis parvula - Eleocharis accicularis - Hemianthus micranthemoides - Micranthemum umbrosum - Microsorum pteropus 'Narrow' - Microsorum pteropus - Peacock moss - Rotala sp. ''green'' - Rotala sp. ''Nanjenshan''. |
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150L (80x45x45cm)
Eheim2028
Aqua Medic CO2 reactor 1000 / 5kg bottle
96 W T5 (6500K / 10000K)
Ferts: Tropica Plant Nutrition, KNO3, KH2PO4, K2SO4
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