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BeastKeeper Big Fish Posts: 444 Kudos: 389 Votes: 47 Registered: 27-Apr-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] i have 4 tanks 20usg,35usg,55usg, and a 120usg. i purchased all components individually.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
ctt33 Enthusiast Posts: 154 Kudos: 148 Votes: 0 Registered: 14-May-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Was given a walmart special as gift. And then the sickness began.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
nano reefer Fish Addict Posts: 716 Kudos: 570 Votes: 3 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] i got my complete kit from my antie its was only a 5 gallon but still it was my first tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
fishboy8206 Enthusiast Posts: 227 Kudos: 354 Votes: 2 Registered: 27-Jan-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] i started when i was 9-years-old i got a 10 gallon starters kit with my brother.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
bscal Hobbyist Posts: 116 Kudos: 120 Votes: 5 Registered: 10-Jun-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Got a complete kit for my 10g... had to replace the filter after a month-it sucked... course we bought the kit before we found this site... by the time we bought our 55gal we had read a LOT of posts and knew we wanted to buy our own components... we bought everything individually for that one. And made our own canopy, too.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
boil Enthusiast Posts: 201 Kudos: 420 Votes: 28 Registered: 19-Dec-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] i didnt see any good kits
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Most kits suck anyway. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] yep -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Fish_Tank Fish Addict Posts: 860 Kudos: 940 Votes: 1 Registered: 13-Nov-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] actually, i got most stuff second hand......
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
me is already in use Fish Addict Posts: 596 Kudos: 99 Votes: 25 Registered: 02-Dec-2003	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] starter kit thing
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
gauntlet Enthusiast Posts: 240 Kudos: 277 Votes: 8 Registered: 21-Jan-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] I don't like any kit. Although I did by my 55g as a kit.] Hated myself 1 week later when I found the same thing used with a stand for less.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] If I can remember that far back 30+++ years Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Looked @the kits....don't really like them. Even though some of them "come with everything" there are still things that need to be purchased (stand, substrate, fish ) even without upgrading you'll still need to spend more than the sticker price. ^_^
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
littlechris Hobbyist Posts: 82 Kudos: 162 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Apr-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Was given my first tank, two minutes later I was in my LFS going round grabbing everything i could find, a very evil day for Mr Credit Card
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
littlemousling Conchiform Posts: 5230 Registered: 23-Aug-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] As I recall, it was a 20 gal we furnished with an Aquaclear 300 and some mid-level heater. In a kit it would probably have been some mini and a dangerously cheap heater. -Molly Visit shelldwellers.com!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Danielle Hobbyist Posts: 145 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Apr-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Both my tanks came from kits. The 10 gal came with a penguin mini filter, filter media, a 100w heater from Hagen and a couple of plastic plants. The 20 gal came with an aquaclear 200 filter, filter media, and a higher wattage Hagen heater. I think it might have been 150w but I'm not sure. I accidently killed it when I forgot to unplug it when doing a water change. Oh, I forgot, they had tank thermometers too. [span class="edited"][Edited by Danielle 2004-06-19 09:37][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] i think i started with 12x6x6 tank. Followed by several dozen goldfish. When i started seriously, i purchased a bowl, a filter, an airpump and a betta... 2 of which were unnecessary. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
JTF Enthusiast Posts: 245 Registered: 16-May-2004	Which of the two selections did you do when you purchased your first tank? [option1]Complete kit.[/option1] [option2]Purchased components individually.[/option2] [span class="edited"][Edited by JTF 2004-06-18 22:15][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
cordain Banned Posts: 121 Kudos: 191 Votes: 4 Registered: 18-Apr-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] i bought some value pack at a pet store when i was like 5 or 6. I probably just picked it up from a petsmart or something like that. I still got the tank today. it has all the low tech stuff.:88)lol
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] When I first started, all I wanted was a Betta. So I bought a 2 gallon hex kit. The tank was cracked.]:\| I returned it, and got another cracked tank. And then, it happened again. After complaining to the company I ended up with two good 2 gallon kits for the price of one. So even though the kits are crap, I still made out.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
AggieMarine Mega Fish Posts: 1364 Kudos: 229 Votes: 12 Registered: 16-Apr-2002	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Didn't know what I was doing. Kit sucked. Bought a better kit. Replaced stuff.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Other than my bettas, my first tank was a 29g kit which was a gift from my husband. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] i found a 20 gallon tank at goodwill(5 bucks), only had the filter. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Pammy Hobbyist Posts: 148 Kudos: 130 Registered: 30-Mar-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] i purchased a Mini-bow 5. It wasn't a complete kit, because i had to buy a heater. And I updated the filter to one that an adjustable flow control...but yeah, i started with a kit.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
macbeth Big Fish Posts: 355 Votes: 2 Registered: 20-Apr-2001	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Well it wasn't hard to go for this vote. I started off with a little tank then went bigger and bigger and each increase required bigger of everything. I bought things as I could afford them.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] I don't really know why...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Clown_Loach_Kid Fish Addict Posts: 682 Kudos: 1043 Votes: 34 Registered: 23-Jan-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] yeah i bough a 20g kit before i reaslied they were a bunch of ]:\| now ib uy the components seperately 6x2x2 - Firemouth and Oscar Tank 30+ royal pythons. Back in the game after 4 years out ..
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
lunker101 Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 284 Votes: 2 Registered: 19-Aug-2003	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] I didnt know any better. Didnt last too long though, i got my 25g setup almost instantly after getting frustrated over my 10g kit.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
robbanp Big Fish Posts: 367 Kudos: 808 Votes: 205 Registered: 08-Sep-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Bought a used tank with some equipment from a workmate, ordered a new filter and heater, got a few fish from a friend who was overstocked and so on... So here I am once more...
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