Top 21 - 30 Planted Tanks 2013
Rated #21: 40 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Brian
Country: United States
Rank:
#21 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Brian on
Ratings:
5.81
Number of votes:
264
Fish Kept:
Zebra Danio, Orange Sunshine Guppy
Corals/Plants:
Water Sprite, Java fern, water Wisteria, corymbosa
Tank Size:
40 gallons
Advice:
Avoid impulse buys, do you homework
Description:
Just set up 3 weeks ago
Rated #22: 49 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Michael Sacco
Country: United States
Rank:
#22 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Michael Sacco on
Ratings:
5.74
Number of votes:
251
Quote:
Don't Live to work, work to live.
About Yourself:
I own a small Lawn & Landscape Company. I love to do custom landscapes an turning communities around. I have several other pets including:
4- Fish tanks
4- Dogs
1- South American Yellow Naped Parrot
Fish Kept:
Pigeon Blood Discus, Blue Diamond Discus, Snakeskin Discus, Red Turquoise Discus, Green Discus, Royal Blue Discus
Corals/Plants:
Plants:
- 4 Amazon Swords
- 2 Microswords
- 2 Sagiterrus (grass)
- 1 Wenditi
- 2 Pennywort
- 1 Mexican Oak Leaf
- 1 Parrot Feathers
- 1 type don't know name
Tank Size:
49 gallons
Advice:
Balance your light with your nutrients. Be sure all parameters stay at a constant at a slightly acidic PH (6.9-7.0) and especially with water changes and the payout is amazing!
Description:
My Amazon Planted Discus Aquascape
Rated #23: 20 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: mithu
Country: India
Rank:
#23 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
mithu on
Ratings:
5.73
Number of votes:
233
About Yourself:
Worked as Graphic Designer in an ad agency
Fish Kept:
Neon Tetra Jumbo, Neon Tetra Jumbo
Corals/Plants:
Plant : Carpet - Dwarf hair grass, Reccia.
Drift wood with java moss and anubius nana.. Background : HM and some Rotala wallichi...
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
think simple and keep patient....
Description:
1ft (L) 1.5 ft(W) 1.5ft (H)
Substrate : ADA
Light : 2 Pl (28W) 2 CFL (32W)
Pressurized Co2.
Dozing : Macro : (DIY) 2wice in a week 20 ml. Micro : seachem flourish 2wice in month (1 ml)
Filter : External canister.
Rated #24: 20 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Christopher Spencer
Country: United States
Rank:
#24 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.72
Number of votes:
247
Quote:
Never Give Up Never Give Up Never Give Up....especially with aquariums - Winston Churchill
Fish Kept:
endlers
GBR
Ruby Tetra
Corydoras
Corals/Plants:
HM
limnophila hippuroides
Argentine Sword
Tiger Lily
Anubias Nana
Java Moss
Java Fern
Tank Size:
20 gallons
Advice:
Stick with it through the failures!
Description:
Planted!
Rated #25: 55 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: antman137
Country: Canada
Rank:
#25 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
antman137 on
Ratings:
5.65
Number of votes:
237
About Yourself:
Been keeping fish for about 5 years.now. started with 2 bettas. Than 5 gallon tank. To 20 gallon, to 55 gallon, to 90 gallon piranaha tank
Fish Kept:
Currently: powder blue ram, gold ram, Bolivian blue ram Gold gourami , turqiuos rainbow, red phantom tetras, zebra danio , dojo loach , siamese algae Eaters, cardinal tetras, wood shrimp.
Corals/Plants:
Large sword, and a bunch I never kept track of. Anubias nana, spike moss, bulbitis, hc
Tank Size:
55 gallons
Advice:
Sink your money into one or two big tanks. Had 4 at one time. To much work for 4 adequate tanks.
Description:
15 days after adding lights and plants.
Added anubias, spike moss and bulbitis yesterday.
Rated #26: 13 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Mark
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#26 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Mark on
Ratings:
5.58
Number of votes:
223
About Yourself:
Keeping fish for just over a year. Found out about aquacaping, so i`m slowly trying to retro fit the tank out.
Fish Kept:
Zebra Danio, Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami, Dwarf Otocinclus
Corals/Plants:
Mixtures of Ferns, and standard aquarium potted plants,Eleocharis mini grassy area.
Tank Size:
13 gallons
Advice:
Top discovery, put a small airstone under your filter. It sucks it in and spreads out a fine mist of bubbles which fills the tank and provides great aeration.
Description:
Fron't view of the tank. Tank is
cubed shaped so its be set out so it
can viewed from either side aswell.
Rated #27: 65 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Trevor
Country: United States
Rank:
#27 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Trevor on
Ratings:
5.56
Number of votes:
238
About Yourself:
fish keeping since 7 years old, worked at various fish stores, BS in Marine Biology
Fish Kept:
Tetras
Corals/Plants:
plants:various amazon swords, crypts, glossostigma, giant and twisted vals, and ludwigia.
Tank Size:
65 gallons
Advice:
research and try try try. failing is learning the hardway. do your best to do it right the first time vs doing wrong five times
Description:
65gal
ada soil
power compacts
press co2
Rated #28: 125 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Dave
Country: United States
Rank:
#28 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Dave on
Ratings:
5.55
Number of votes:
163
Quote:
Fear Leads to Anger, Anger leads to Hate, Hate Leads to Suffering
About Yourself:
Fish keeper 30 years. I've used all sorts of aquarium tools and nothing beats trial and error as well as a trip to the local Aquarium.
They beat the heck out of the local pet store...
Fish Kept:
Yellow Tang, Sailfin, Neon Demsel, Pair of Clarkii Clowns, 4 Striped Demsels, Yellow Watchman Goby, Green Serpant Star, Various Mushrooms and Halimeda and Mangrove plants, Turbo Snails. Red legged hermits coming soon.
Corals/Plants:
Reef - 1 Fox Coral
umbrella mushrooms and one giant purple mushroom, elephant ear mushrooms and several feather dusters lots of striped mushrooms as well as hairy mushrooms, cabbage leather, Kenya Tree and riccordia.
Tank Size:
125 gallons
Advice:
Watch your tank and learn to notice changes. Money does not buy happiness and
Keep It Simple Stupid
(KISS)
Description:
20 gallon extra high planted tank before a much needed pruning
Rated #29: 43 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Keith Barton
Country: United Kingdom
Rank:
#29 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
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Ratings:
5.55
Number of votes:
209
Fish Kept:
Clown loaches, Angels, Rainbow fish, Gourami, Tetras, Mollys, Platys and Petricola Catfish
Corals/Plants:
Crypts, Vallis, Egria Densa, Lotus, Pogostemon Erectus, Bacopa, Swords, Anubia and Java Fern
Tank Size:
43 gallons
Advice:
read lots, ask lots of questions, dont buy anything for your tank without researching it but most of all enjoy your tank
Description:
55 gal planted tank
Rated #30: 180 Gallons Planted Tank

Username: Peter
Country: Australia
Rank:
#30 out of 89 Planted Tanks submitted 2013
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Submitted By:
Peter on
Ratings:
5.51
Number of votes:
243
Fish Kept:
Australian Rainbow, Ornate Rainbow
Corals/Plants:
val, swords,
Tank Size:
180 gallons
Advice:
get into Australian natives
Description:
6x2x2 Australian natives