Top 191 - 200 Planted Tanks 2008
Rated #191: 60 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Michael Tran
Country: United States
Rank:
#191 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Michael Tran on
Ratings:
3.97
Number of votes:
126
Quote:
"You Can Never Ever have enough fish! .......
or Aquariums!" = ]
"This Is Very Educational!"
About Yourself:
Got into the hobby because my girlfriend won a Koi fry. Kept it in a Betta tank for a couple of days until we did some more research. We ended up buying a bigger tank, and now I want more and more! The Half Circle Used to hold all of the stuff, but i recently moved it to the eclipse so i can work on making the half circle a planted tank. I am excited about the planted tank and hope that it turns out great! If anyone has any suggestions or tips on planted tanks please let me know! and Thank You!
Fish Kept:
[Old tank - Eclipse 29 Gallon - 1 German Blue Ram, 2 Bolivian Rams, 1 Angelfish, 1 Flounder, 2 Decker Corys, 1 Dwarf Flame Gourami, 1 Female Betta] ----------
[30 Gallon Half Circle (Under construction)
Nothing. There is no water in it!] ----------
[10 Gallon - 2 Peppered Corys, 1 Blue Gourami, 2 Black Skirt Tetras] ----------
[2.5 Gallon - 1 Crowntail Betta]
Corals/Plants:
Still Deciding but want to make my Half Circle heavily planted.
Considering Riccia, hair grass, Glosso for foreground. Not sure about the back. (o.O) ? Suggestions?
Tank Size:
60 gallons
Advice:
Research Everything! Make Friends! ... it's funner and more educational that way. = ] Patience! and Planning!
Description:
New!!! Truvu Discus Tank!!!
60 Gallon Truvu Acrylic Aquarium, Fluval 405 Canister Filter, Fluval 205 Canister Filter, Marineland 1140 Powerhead, Eheim Jager Heater, Coralife Power compact 10,000k 65 watt, Coralife Power Compact Actinic 65 watt, 36 watt UV Sterilizer
5 Discus, 1 Long Finned German Blue Ram, 1 Bolivian Ram, 4 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Decker Axelrodi Corydoras
Rated #192: 70 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: jesse
Country: Australia
Rank:
#192 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Ratings:
3.95
Number of votes:
117
Fish Kept:
ten red/blue columbian tetra, 4 Rasboras, 1 flying fox, 2 bristle nose, 2 sunset platies, 1 pakistani loach.
Corals/Plants:
forget names to easily...
Tank Size:
70 gallons
Advice:
i am a new hobbiest this is my first tank though my brother has many throughout the house
Description:
a bit of a tilt..
Rated #193: 30 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: J-WeB
Country: United States
Rank:
#193 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
J-WeB on
Ratings:
3.94
Number of votes:
120
About Yourself:
I was about 15 when I got my first tank and it was a 30 gallon saltwater and I had a pretty nice setup. Sadly all my fish died because of an ick outbreak that could not be controlled. That encounter was my first huge loss of money ($200 worth of fish). I go to college full-time for a physics degree and wish to work for NASA someday.
Fish Kept:
4 Kenyi Cichlids (Pseudotrophis Lombardoi) Male and 3 Females
3 Yellow Labs (Labidochromis Caeruleus) 1 Male and 2 Females
More Pictures...
Corals/Plants:
<p>I bought some really cool mediterranean travertine slabs from Home Depot some were broken so that made them perfect to stack. I also have rocks that were collected from Vancouver Island, B.C. and some carved stone I found at a pet store.</p>
<p>Plants: 2 Amazon Swords (that has taken off quite well since I bought it); 4 Corkscrew Vallisneria (arent doing so great, but are pretty inexpensive around $1.49); 1 Moneywort</p>
Tank Size:
30 gallons
Advice:
Read a book on aquariums. Find a fish you really want and then use a fish compatibilty chart to see which fish species are compatible. Furthermore, adapt your own style aquarium. Don't buy overpriced cheap and distasteful decorations from pet stores. Do something fun and maybe even innovative to really involve yourself with your aquarium and you will appreciate it that much more. Always remember to take your time and cycle your tank properly. Impulse buying is hard to get around sometimes in this hobby, but if you just wait you will feel a lot better in the long run.
Description:
New arrangement. 3rd setup. Maybe this one'll last.
Rated #194: 90 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: David Xiong
Country: United States
Rank:
#194 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
David Xiong on
Ratings:
3.93
Number of votes:
106
Quote:
OVER FILTRATION IS KEY!
About Yourself:
I've been living in California most of my life until December 2007 I moved out to Arizona with my fiance. Currently working with ACE HARDWARE Retail Support Center. If you've ever been to any ace hardware stores and bought something, i'm the guy who packaged it haha. I've been keeping goldfish since I was 14 and they got boring and then I looked into cichlids which were amazing! The color and the agressiveness and there puppy like attitudes. First just came the fish and then I started getting into it and want to decorate the crap out of the tank. I shoulda got a bigger tank than 90 gallon. It seems real small to me now.
Fish Kept:
Flowerhorn, 2x Green Terror, 2x Convict, Jack Dempsey, Firemouth, Red Terror, Black Ghost Knife, 2x Synodontis(forgot their names), Bristlenose Pleco and Clown Pleco.
Corals/Plants:
Amazon swords, kyoto grass, forgot the other one. Using sand substrate (black tahitian moon), right now supplementing plants with iron. No co2, natural light, making sure plenty of oxygen. The swords are sprouting new swords.
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
OVER FILTRATION IS KEY! 10x the tank volume. Cycle Cyle Cycle. Always test water parameters to insure overall tank health. Observe your fish at least 30 min to an hour a day :). I preferably feed them one pinch at a time 2x daily for 3-4 min making sure everything is consumed. Always choose water changes over medication unless all else fails.
Description:
My tank. 90 gallon.
Rated #195: 65 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Jamel
Country: United States
Rank:
#195 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Jamel on
Ratings:
3.91
Number of votes:
127
Quote:
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About Yourself:
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Fish Kept:
Planted tank with 5 angels, 15 harlequin rasboras, 8 of several other types of tetras, lots of swords, scarlets, driftwood and rocks, all obtained cheaply from ebay and local rock stores.
Corals/Plants:
No Corals, but the plants are cheap on ebay and lots of care can turn into little care with one water change a week. The best way to fight algea is to have lots of plants. If you have gravel use plant tabs, and the most important think when it comes to plants is lights. Lights can be purchased on ebay for $60 for a 48" long tank.
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
Dive in!
Description:
Sort of an amazon based theme
Rated #196: 46 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Graham
Country: United States
Rank:
#196 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Graham on
Ratings:
3.9
Number of votes:
108
Fish Kept:
2 Boesemani Rainbows, 3 "Emerald" Rainbows (wanam/squama), 1 Australian Rainbow. 1 Discus. 1 Chocolate Gourami, 4 black phantom tetras, 3 black skirt tetras, 2 oto's. 1 true leaf fish, 1 ? loach, 1 bushynose pleco.
Corals/Plants:
various swords/java fern. red wendtii. anubias, water onion other types i cant remember.
Tank Size:
46 gallons
Advice:
regular water changes. do not overfeed.
Description:
46 bow tank. Someone was throwing this away.
Rated #197: 38 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: AggieTrader
Country: United States
Rank:
#197 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
AggieTrader on
Ratings:
3.89
Number of votes:
123
Fish Kept:
This was designed as a haven for our cichlids. Plenty of caves, hiding places and plants for escape! This tank contains 3 large and 6 smaller African Cichlids.
Corals/Plants:
Mostly decorative plastic.
Tank Size:
38 gallons
Advice:
Research!
Description:
This was designed as a safe haven for our cichlids. Plenty of caves, hiding places and plants for escape!
Rated #198: 75 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Mike & Scott
Country: United States
Rank:
#198 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Mike & Scott on
Ratings:
3.89
Number of votes:
121
Fish Kept:
Mollies, Swordtails, Platies, Guppies, Endlers, Variatus, Cichlids
Tank Size:
75 gallons
Advice:
Get some livebearers... from us!
Description:
29 Gallons
Class "N" Black Bar Endlers Livebearers
Java Fern
Rated #199: 55 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Brian
Country: United States
Rank:
#199 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Ratings:
3.89
Number of votes:
113
Fish Kept:
Gourami
Micky Mouse
Botia Kubotai
Pleco
Molly
Corals/Plants:
Wisteria
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Start with cheap fish until tank is well established.
Description:
55 Gal.
Fake Plants with a few real Wisteria.
Rated #200: 45 Gallons Planted Tank
Username: Christine
Country: United States
Rank:
#200 out of 339 Planted Tanks submitted 2008
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Submitted By:
Christine on
Ratings:
3.87
Number of votes:
110
About Yourself:
I've had a freshwater for 20 years and took it down a year ago. I have since started it again in August. I am looking to get another 55 gallon tank to house cichlids as I have never had them before
Fish Kept:
2 australian rainbow
2 cory cats
2 otto cats
3 harlequin rasboras
3 zebra danios
1 female guppy
Corals/Plants:
water wisteria
amazon sword plant
anubias nana
anubias?
giant villisnera
java fern
Tank Size:
45 gallons
Advice:
Do your research before purchasing your fish and plants.
Description:
45 gal planted