Top 181 - 190 Planted Tanks 2011

Rated #181: 66 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #181: 66 Gallons Planted Tank - Just one the sword plants I have in the tank.  I only have one artificial plant.  Pretty pleased that I've been able to keep my plants alive and growing!!  I think its the T-5 corallife light.
Username: Tonya
Country: United States
Rank: #181 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Tonya on
Ratings: 3.33
Number of votes: 130
Quote: "That's cool!"
About Yourself: Every since I was little girl I've had a fish tank (minus 5 yrs). I recall going to the fish store with my dad to pick out fish.... We would spend nearly every weekend going to some kind of fish store just to check things out. Plus my dad used to raise hard to find cichlids. - My home isn't complete without a fish tank!! I have earned both a BSc and MSc in Biology and I find the relationships of the flora and fauna of the environment very interesting.
Fish Kept: 2 Discus (~4" tall), 4 Angelfish (each size of a quarter), 5 rummy nose tetras, 1 ghost knife (5" long), 1 ablino and 1 bronze cory catfish, 4 black skirted tetras, 5 serpa tetras, 10 cardinal tetras, 5 more assorted painted or skirt tetras not mentioned, 3 assorted fancy goldfish, 1 Chinese high-fin banded loach, 1 lonely rasbora and 1 Chinese algae eater. (Yeah probably a few too many, but if asked to thin out the 'school' I wouldn't know who to give up. So I just make sure water 30% changes and canister filter (ehiem) cleaning are maintained.)
Corals/Plants: Seven assorted amazon sword plants, java moss, various sizes. I don't mind if the fish eat them - They are good for the water and the fish!
Tank Size: 66 gallons
Advice: My advice to a new hobbyist would be to recognize that every tropical fish hobbyist will have a different set of ideas on how to set-up and take care of your fish and tank. Consider the sources. Start out small 15 gallon. For example I have had fish tanks nearly my whole life and I got my partner into the hobby. I'm of the mind that a tank will generally work itself out and the more you mess with it the more frustrated you will get. He prefers to be more involved with his tank than I do mine. I do not recommend making more than one change at a time. It is the only way to determine if what you have done will have positive results. Keep an eye on your pH. Do not purchase scaleless fish (loaches, plecos, black/blue sharks, ghost knives, eels, elephants and so on) until your pH is balanced for the fish you want to keep. Don't buy expensive fish right off the bat. Don't let people worry you about starter or 'sacrifice' fish (Cory catfish, guppies, tetras). Your fish can go for a few days without food, so its better to underfeed everyday than to overfeed everyday. - Go with the "KISS Method" -- Keep it super simple. Good luck! - OH one more thing!! The colors displayed on the fish are a good indicator that they are stressed - and always ask when the fish you're looking at was shipped in. Purchasing an all ready stressed fish is not good - the likelihood they'd perish increases substantially. On a positive note!! The book The Dummies Guide to Aquariums is a pretty good read...simple terms - buy it used on the web...
Description: Just one the sword plants I have in the tank. I only have one artificial plant. Pretty pleased that I've been able to keep my plants alive and growing!! I think its the T-5 corallife light.

Rated #182: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #182: 55 Gallons Planted Tank - no filtration; no chemicals added; no overhead lighting (only natural sunlight); one 400 watt Theo heater and 2 bubble flexible wands powered by one air pump...over 45 fish; over 25 snails; live anubias plants; malaysian wood; river rock; white sand with river pebble - crystal clear all natural ecosystem
Username: Edward
Country: United States
Rank: #182 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Edward on
Ratings: 3.32
Number of votes: 111
Quote: whatever works best works
About Yourself: Over the years, I always stopped to watch fish in pet shop aquariums. I bought mice, rats, gerbils, hamsters, chamleons, hermits, sea horses, red ear turtles, parakeets...but never a fish. In 2002, I received a fish catalog from Dr Fosters & Smith. I browsed through it. Started thinking, wow, there is so much to taking care of fish. I began to make lists of what I would need to be successful at this hobby. The list longer and longer over the years. And I realized there is a lot to fishkeeping than most would think. So I put it off. Then only a couple months or so ago, I thought, let me try my hand at it. I set the tank up (cost me about $1000.00), I bought some plants, then I purchased 2 zebra danios from Petsmart. I placed the two little guys in the tank. And I absolutely fell in love with the hobby. Two days later, I purchased 8 zebra danios and spent over $100.00 for water test kits. I read more I tested more, and now I have a very nice aquarium with fish and plants which are thriving. I work in the hospitality business as a bellman. This is a wonderful well laid web site. I look forward to reading more of its articles. This is the first fish hobbyist "club" I joined, and I look forward to the many years ahead.
Fish Kept: Opaline Gouramis, Cherry Barbs, Black Kuhli Loaches, Dwarf Chain Loaches, Redtail Shark, Trumpet Snails, Ramshorn Snails, Olive Nerite Snails
Corals/Plants: anubias barteri round leaf (1), anubias coffeefolia (1), anubias hastifolia (attached to driftwood) (1), anubias nana (attached to driftwood) (1), anubias nana (in gravel), java fern (attached to driftwood) (1); controlled cladophora algae growing naturally (only natural sunlight & water produced this algae); assorted river rock & pebbles
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: Since 2002, I always wanted to keep a freshwater aquarium. Over the years, I read much material (especially Peter Hiscock) on the subject, finally, on May 6, 2008 - after collecting all the freshwater equipment set up - I purchased 2 zebra danios, two days later, 8 zebra danios. After 2 weeks, the aquarium was cycled. My best advice for new hobbyists is read read read. Decide if you want a freshwater or saltwater aquarium. I have a friend who bought a saltwater set up a few years back as her house warminig present. She bought over $1000.00 worth of beautiful fish and one electric eel for $200.00. After she set up her tank, she went to bed. The next morning, she woke up to find that all her beautiful fish were gone...the eel had a late night snack. This is the perfect example as to the reason a new fishkeeper must read.research. Do not get into this hobby at a whim, it is a lifelong responsible experience of pure delight. You'll be thankful in the end and I am sure the fish will be too if you take this hobby seriously and plan ahead.
Description: no filtration; no chemicals added; no overhead lighting (only natural sunlight); one 400 watt Theo heater and 2 bubble flexible wands powered by one air pump...over 45 fish; over 25 snails; live anubias plants; malaysian wood; river rock; white sand with river pebble - crystal clear all natural ecosystem

Rated #183: 10 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #183: 10 Gallons Planted Tank - my 10 g setup
Username: kyle
Country: United States
Rank: #183 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: kyle on
Ratings: 3.29
Number of votes: 161
Fish Kept: gold fish spotted puffer bloodline tetra gold fish
Corals/Plants: baby tears java moss
Tank Size: 10 gallons
Advice: its a great hobbie
Description: my 10 g setup

Rated #184: 15 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #184: 15 Gallons Planted Tank - i have two oscars in my fish tanks
Username: Tejas
Country: India
Rank: #184 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Tejas on
Ratings: 3.22
Number of votes: 132
Quote: no
About Yourself: hi my name is Tejas i am 21 years old, i live in mumbai india, i am graduate with biotechnology subject.
Fish Kept: 2 oscars
Corals/Plants: 2 plants
Tank Size: 15 gallons
Advice: keep plants in fish tank it looks more beautiful
Description: i have two oscars in my fish tanks

Rated #185: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #185: 55 Gallons Planted Tank - A buddha statue complimanted by fake coral, live and fake plants and ground layered with sand and pukka shells.
Username: Christina
Country: United States
Rank: #185 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Christina on
Ratings: 3.19
Number of votes: 129
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About Yourself: .
Fish Kept: 8 Cichlids, a red crab, 3 snails, a dinosaur bichir, and a peacock eel.
Corals/Plants: .
Tank Size: 55 gallons
Advice: .
Description: A buddha statue complimanted by fake coral, live and fake plants and ground layered with sand and pukka shells.

Rated #186: 35 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #186: 35 Gallons Planted Tank - Half a whiskey barrel pond with water hyacinth, parrots feather, primrose creeper and anacharis
Username: Justine
Country: United States
Rank: #186 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Justine on
Ratings: 3.09
Number of votes: 150
Fish Kept: Goldfish: Comets and Orandas
Corals/Plants: water hyacinth, parrots feather, primrose creeper and anacharis
Tank Size: 35 gallons
Advice: Research as much as possible! Don't just get a tank on a whim and not know how to take care of it. Fish take just as much work and time as any other pet.
Description: Half a whiskey barrel pond with water hyacinth, parrots feather, primrose creeper and anacharis

Rated #187: 10 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #187: 10 Gallons Planted Tank - 10 gallon with 4 Tiger Barbs, 2 Ghost Shrimp, and 1 Black Mystery Snail.
Username: Jason
Country: United States
Rank: #187 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Jason on
Ratings: 3.06
Number of votes: 116
About Yourself: Student at the University of Arizona majoring in Wildlife Management.
Fish Kept: 4 Tiger Barbs, 2 Ghost shrimp, 1 Black Mystery Snail.
Corals/Plants: 1 Amazon Sword, a few Green Foxtail, Eventually possibly another sword in the back right with a CO2 kit.
Tank Size: 10 gallons
Advice: Regular water changes and the biggest tank you can afford, you will get addicted.
Description: 10 gallon with 4 Tiger Barbs, 2 Ghost Shrimp, and 1 Black Mystery Snail.

Rated #188: 40 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #188: 40 Gallons Planted Tank - Terrible picture, I've tried to get a better one and they always come out crappy.
Username: Logan
Country: United States
Rank: #188 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Logan on
Ratings: 3
Number of votes: 129
About Yourself: I'm a nurse by day, and got into the fish tank thing when I got my kid a gold fish. He's got a planted 10 gal tank with 1 fancy goldfish and 2 frogs, and 2 trap door snails.
Fish Kept: This tank has 1 bala shark, 5 danios, 3 baloon eye tetras, 2 Strawberry tetras, 3 cherry shrimp, a SAE and a golden alge eater, and 3 African Dwarf Aquatic frogs.
Corals/Plants: The plants are Java Moss, Christmas Moss, Moss Balls, Chain Swords, Cabomba, Dwarf Hair grass, Java Fern, Amazon Sword, and I think that's it. My next 2 I think I'm going to do an all South East Asian tank, and then an all Central/South American tank.
Tank Size: 40 gallons
Advice: You don't want my advice, I'm still figuring things out.
Description: Terrible picture, I've tried to get a better one and they always come out crappy.

Rated #189: 75 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #189: 75 Gallons Planted Tank - First tank
Username: Ratel Thompason
Country: United States
Rank: #189 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Ratel Thompason on
Ratings: 2.99
Number of votes: 177
Quote: If god gave us all lemons, the trees would go on strike.
About Yourself: I'm a professional member of the RDC and keep tanks on the side.
Fish Kept: Yes
Corals/Plants: No well some corals and plants but they're small so you can't see them in the picture
Tank Size: 75 gallons
Advice: Never give up, you can always get more fish but you can't get more dedication so always have dedication. Water quality is only as bad as you make it.
Description: First tank

Rated #190: 45 Gallons Planted Tank

Rated #190: 45 Gallons Planted Tank - All live plants and fish
Username: Stephanie
Country: United States
Rank: #190 out of 198 Planted Tanks submitted 2011
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Submitted By: Stephanie on
Ratings: 2.71
Number of votes: 115
Quote: A life without cause is a life without effect.
About Yourself: Loved water and fish since i was a small fry!! Parents had tanks growing up and this is my first try at it.
Fish Kept: (4) Madagascar Rainbows (2) Electric Blue Dempsey (2) Bala Sharks (2) Rainbow Sharks (1) Silver tip Shark (1) Rosaline Shark (1) Rope fish
Corals/Plants: Black sand, Slate rocks and river rocks. Mongo grass and two others (boyfriend bought and dont know the name of them)
Tank Size: 45 gallons
Advice: Reach before every step. Tons of helpful sites. Choose the best info out of four different sites and go with it.
Description: All live plants and fish

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