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Here you can post pictures of your favourite fish tanks, by anyone. Helpful for inspiration or just to be wowed. I'll start.

A tank by Takashi Amano
http://www.ada-eu.com/images/contenuti/Fgrande/gallery_03aa.jpg

Milkyboy

I relly like this tank of Heiko Rossmann
http://www.backtonature.se/english/bild.html?bild=contest2005/Heiko_Rossmann.jpg
Hopefully i will manage to do the same like this tank when i get my 720L/190USG.

Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

I just wanted to find a cool tank, so I did.

http://www.plantedtank.net/tankgallery/Donald/23/

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I like Led Zeppelin.

Maybe it's just me but I'm tired of Amano tanks. Yes they're nice but so are many other styles. Because of his popularity I think new aquarists often become discouraged because tanks like that aren't easily achieved by everyone.

I personally like to browse thru the Aquatic Gardeners Assocation Aquascaping entries...2005 had everything from 1 liter to 5400, as well as biotopes and paludariums.

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There is water at the bottom of the ocean

Yeah, also in relation to Amano. He has great tanks but it could be overrated, his tanks are no doubt beautiful but I think it could be a lot to do with the photography and not the natural tank.


Milkyboy

Not being the most knowledged person out there when it comes to different defined tank styles, I come up with only 3 options:

- Amano
- Dutch
- Natural (not Nature, as this is Amano)

When looking at the link that Theresa provided I see that almost all the tanks I looked at (and I haven't looked at too many as I am at work) are actually Amano Style tanks, IMHO.

Amano made way more tanks that have islands on left and right, center islands, and what not, than he made these typically shown "wide open Plains" tanks. If you look through his 3 Nature Aquarium books then you will see what I mean

His influence in today's tank designs can only be rivaled by the classic Dutch design. Even great designers like Oliver Knott (spelling may be off) show aspects of Amano Tanks.

Well - this is at least my opinion and as I said before, I am not a real expert on design options.

As to showing my favorite - impossible, there are way too many to list

Ingo

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Proud Member of the New Jersey Aquatic Gardeners Club

OK, here's mine:






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But seriously, I like the design that Robby posted, but I think it's WAY under planted. Great idea and set-up, though.

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Back in the saddle!

Nice job Nowherman6,

I never liked that black gravel but the more I see it the more I like it. Makes the plants really stand out.



Rob


Too many Kid's, not enough Fish

I definetely like the black gravel for tanks where there isn't going to be a lot of ground cover. In addition to helping plants stand out more - and I guess there's no way to prove it - I think it darkens fish color, helping them stand out more as well.

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I use a lot of it, it has many useful properties , its often quartz too, so it has the advantage of being chemically neutral. Good for use with tetras and nocturnal species etc. Seems the right grade for plants to take root in too.

Take a look at these tanks
http://www.aquabotanic.com/contest2004/contest2004.htm

Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.