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Hooktor Fish Addict Posts: 646 Kudos: 651 Votes: 67 Registered: 22-Mar-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] It is hard to get everything you want in one kit.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
cichlidmad Big Fish Posts: 399 Kudos: 874 Votes: 1 Registered: 20-Aug-2003	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] My first tank when I got back into the hobby was a Juwel bow tank. Complete and fairly good for a first tank although I have to say that eventually I have to remove the filter as well as the heater that went with it and replaced with an external type. Still up and running well I have to say.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
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
~jamie~ Big Fish Posts: 463 Kudos: 671 Votes: 65 Registered: 08-May-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] Was cheaper this way and had good quality products and brands in the kit.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
c-nine Hobbyist Posts: 85 Kudos: 64 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] I voted for kit. I was young and didn't know any better.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
skystrife Enthusiast Posts: 199 Kudos: 132 Votes: 37 Registered: 30-Aug-2002	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] I bought a complete Starter Kit: 10 Gallon. The components SUCKED and the only thing that still works is the heater....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Catcha_Cat Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 34 Votes: 0 Registered: 04-Sep-2003	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] I was worried that if i bought the components individually i'd forget something.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Azn_Devil Big Fish Posts: 366 Kudos: 310 Votes: 5 Registered: 30-Apr-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] i started with a 1G kit that had a air pump, UGF (fake one), and some gravel. i stuck 2 gold fishes in there next i got a 10G kit from Marinland, this kit was decent except i didnt like the incandecent light on it. it came with a penguin mini, thermostat, aquasafe, and some food, i think that was all. i stuck 7 goldfishes that lasted for 3 yrs. im still using the tank and the filter but i changed the hood and am now planning to get a 30G tank
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
LEE_WILMOT_706 Enthusiast Posts: 243 Kudos: 201 Votes: 3 Registered: 27-Jun-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] My tank came with everything.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
~ Sin ~ Mega Fish Posts: 1252 Votes: 28 Registered: 24-Mar-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
seedkiros Mega Fish Posts: 974 Kudos: 270 Votes: 8 Registered: 07-Mar-2003	I did buy a kit, but most of the stuff in there was pretty crappy, but the kit was cheap. So i went out and bought a separate filter, lights, etc.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Stella Big Fish Posts: 387 Kudos: 974 Votes: 16 Registered: 23-Feb-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] When I first started I had the tank given to me so I had to buy the rest of the components seperatly. When I got my 55 I got a kit. Stella
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
kitten Fish Guru Meow? Posts: 2266 Kudos: 2194 Votes: 19 Registered: 18-Nov-2003	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Besides my betta tanks, which are cheap kits, I purchased everything seperately. They don't make 20 gallon long kits (that I've seen) and my ten gallon was given to me secondhand, as was the filter on that tank, etc. I like customizing too much to buy a kit... ~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Cheshire Cat Fingerling Posts: 47 Kudos: 57 Votes: 4 Registered: 01-May-2004	[vote]Complete kit.[/vote] When I bought my first 10 gallon kit at Jack's Aquarium and Pets a year ago, it had everything I needed in it. I was already looking at the exact same items it had in it. I asked them if I could exchange the filter with another one, and it was fine. The tank worked out great. I had a few platies, guppies, and a nice clown pleco. However, I believe that if you're going for something bigger than a 10 gallon, buying all of the equipment separately is essential.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
Falstaf Fish Addict Posts: 785 Kudos: 1211 Votes: 196 Registered: 12-Feb-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] Well i guess i already had some hand-downs so i just built it from there
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
fish1 Banned Posts: 1727 Kudos: 1910 Votes: 58 Registered: 09-May-2004	[vote]Purchased components individually.[/vote] i like every thing for my tank COSTOM!! i might buy a kit if they came with some penguin filters!]:\|
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:23
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