Top 11 - 20 Planted Tanks 2009
Rated #11: 50 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: wilfred ling chee tai
Country: Malaysia
Rank:
#11 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.64
Number of votes:
108
Quote:
planted tank
About Yourself:
started as goldfishkeeper years back
Fish Kept:
tetras, sae, chinese ae, guppy, Rasboras
Corals/Plants:
unknown
Tank Size:
50 gallons
Advice:
keep trying, a lot of info from the net
Description:
update of my tank
Rated #12: 10 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Ian26
Country: Belgium
Rank:
#12 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.61
Number of votes:
104
Fish Kept:
Boraras brigittae
Crystal red shrimp
Corals/Plants:
Christmas moss
Glossostigma
Riccia fluitans
Anubias nana barteri
Anubias nana barteri mini
Pogostemon helferi
Micranthemum micranthemoïdes
Rotala spec. (probably walichii)
2 sorts of rotala rotundifolia
Eustralis stellata
Lotus nymphea tiger
Tank Size:
10 gallons
Advice:
Learn from youre mistakes
Description:
Cocoon 7
Rated #13: 90 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: redd
Country: Canada
Rank:
#13 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.58
Number of votes:
120
Fish Kept:
koi- golden marble-zebra-angelfish rummy nose tetras.neon tetras cardnal tetras ottocats bristlenose plec
Corals/Plants:
lots
Tank Size:
90 gallons
Advice:
change water and feed the fish try to read about the fish befor you buy if you want a peacfull tank the fish stores will sell you anything to make money
Description:
90 gallon planted
Rated #14: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: David
Country: United States
Rank:
#14 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.55
Number of votes:
120
About Yourself:
Loved aquariums as a kid and kept a ten gallon one. Just recently got back into them again and really love the world of planted tanks! This is my first attempt. I hope you like it.
Fish Kept:
neon tetras, rummynose tetras, guppies, siamese algae eaters.
Corals/Plants:
amazon sword, micro sword, cabomba, pennywort, moneywort, wisteria, hygrophila balsamica, water sprite, golden nesaea, Alternanthera reineckii, cardinal plant, pogostemon stellatus "broad leaf", ludwigia repens, dwarf hair grass, and many others.
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Research and have fun!
Description:
55 Gallon Aquarium with Rummynose Tetras, Neon Tetras, Guppies, and SAE's
Rated #15: 125 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Whitney
Country: United States
Rank:
#15 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
Whitney on
Ratings:
6.5
Number of votes:
115
About Yourself:
My passion took over my life when I started working in the fishroom at Preuss Pets. I learn something every single day at my job, and it can be very rewarding helping people in starting the most addictive hobby we've ever tried.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Do your homework, and listen to professionals at reputable specialty stores. And don't get discouraged if things don't go perfectly. Learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others.
Description:
72 Gallon Bowfront, hardwater plants
Rated #16: 50 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: canny
Country: Australia
Rank:
#16 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
canny on
Ratings:
6.5
Number of votes:
112
About Yourself:
im not a nerd i just like aquariums
Fish Kept:
rasboras, tetras, kribs, corys, yo yo loaches, bristlenose catfish.
Corals/Plants:
Swords, crypts, ferns.
Tank Size:
50 gallons
Advice:
An aquarium is supposed to be a window into nature, not a toy box. Skulls and castles don't belong.
Description:
New set-up. 8 weeks old.
Rated #17: 125 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Derek
Country: United States
Rank:
#17 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.46
Number of votes:
111
Quote:
If only I could choose just one...
About Yourself:
My mom got me into the hobby, it's all her fault!
Fish Kept:
2 peruvian scalare angels, 9 boesemani rainbows, 6 SAE, 50 cardinals, 8 glo lite tetras, 6 rummynose, 6 otos, 5 female bettas, 12 cories, 3 bristlenose plecos, ? cherry shrimp, 10 amano shrimp, 1 nerite snail, ? malaysian trumpet snails
Corals/Plants:
blyxa japonica, blyxa auberti, willow leaf hygro, giant hygro, rotala indica, rotala macandra, alteranthera reinecki, pogostemon stellatus, ludwigia repens, ludwigia inclinata var. verticillata "Cuba", ammania gracialis, tonina belem, didiplis diandra, limnophila aromatica, polygonum hydropiperoides, elatine tiandra, wisteria, bacopa, stargrass, dwarf saggitaria
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
research...ALOT!
Description:
125 gallon
Rated #18: 125 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: T.J.
Country: United States
Rank:
#18 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
T.J. on
Ratings:
6.44
Number of votes:
103
About Yourself:
Hope you enjoy it! It was a lot of hard work but i feel like it turned out great. Feel free to ask if you have any questions about the tank.
Fish Kept:
8x Discus
30x Cardinals
10x Rummynose
5x Black Neons
4x peppered cory cats
100's (maybe 1000's) Cherry shrimp
Corals/Plants:
wisteria, ludwiga, java fern, moss, echinadora sword, vallis, onion bulbs annubias'
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Give it some time, it took me close to a year to get it
looking right.
Description:
planted discus tank
Rated #19: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: maurice
Country: South Africa
Rank:
#19 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
maurice on
Ratings:
6.39
Number of votes:
118
Quote:
BIGGER is ALWAYS better!!!
About Yourself:
Just love 'em fishies
Fish Kept:
1* Pair / Apistiogramma Cacautuoides, 1* Pair / Apistiogramma Aggazissi, 20* Black Neons, 2* Golden Ancistrus Temminckii, 3* Cory - Swartzi's.
Corals/Plants:
Vallisneria Gigantiga, Echinodorus Bleheri, Echinodorus Tenellus(Pygmy Chain Sword), Hygrophila Polysperma(Red), Ludwigia Repens(Red),Microsorium Pteropus(Java Fern), Anubias Barteri, Anubias Nana
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Time, time and patience!!! Before rushing into something you'll later regret, rather njoy what you've got at the moment!!! and keep up those water changes, and off course, vacuum that gravel of ur's. if your fish could, they would kiss you 4 that!!
Description:
My Dwarf Chichlids small Heaven
Rated #20: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: james warren
Country: United States
Rank:
#20 out of 276 Planted Tanks submitted 2009
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
6.35
Number of votes:
110
Fish Kept:
5 black mollies, 2 octecina, 5 cory cats,2 clown loaches,
4 lyre tail mollies,1 red fin tetra,and lots of guppies
Corals/Plants:
four leaf clover, indica, stargrass, jungle val, dwarf sag, red melon sword, oscelot sword, oriental sword, bronze wentii, moneywort, wisteria, moss ball, ludwigia repens
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
find out whats worked for other aquarium hobbyists then experiment with it to find what gives you the best results
Description:
planted 55 gallon with driftwood, platties, cory cats,octacinas, and chinese algae eaters