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I like seeing other people's fish tanks. Could everyone post a picture of their tank or a pic of their favorite tank setup that ONLY has FAKE PLANTS.

thanx
Anthony

ok. This is my currant 42gal tank.

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My hubby currant 67gal tank.

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My old 17gal tank with crystal substrate.

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My old 17gal cichlid tank with sand substrate.

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My old Betta's divided tank.

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My baby mollys tank.

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10g betta tank, 100% fake. dont tell the betta that though he dont know yet.

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Here is my 55 gallon with all fake plants. I still haven't figured out how to take a picture head on without the flash distorting it though so this isn't a great picture.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/jenbabe256/47108d0b.jpg

Here is a pic of my 40 before I went all live plants, the only real plants are the crypts in the front and the plants on the left sending shoots up to the top of the tank. Fake plants can be very nice.

IMO silk is by far more realistic than plastic. the only plastic one in this setup was the tall one in the back center near the filter intake tube.

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Sin in Style I luv your betta tank & thanx everyone I think I won't get into live plants, since I could do so much with fake.

not trying to talk you into live plants but keep in mind you may want them in the future. do yourself a favor and make sure you leave yourself the option.

there are very big advantages with both sides. fake dont die, allways look good, and dont need ferts or thick substrate. on the other hand they dont suck up nitrates, they never look "as good" as live plants, and allways look the same ( the part i hate ). oh and by the way live plants cost LOADS cheaper then fake ones.

Hmmm, I dunno maybe some fake & some live.

Sin in Style,

have some live and fake plants, how thick should my substrate be? What kind, i have small gravel. Its a 10 gallon tank. And second of all ur completeley right...live have more advantages....price...look...and ur fish will love you more!

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Last edited by Peter17 at 21-Feb-2005 13:27

20 GALLON LONG CURRENTLY EMPTY ~~~~ 10 GALLON W/ STRIPPED CONVICT

sorry your asking the wrong person, im just starting into live myself. like most i bought fake to start thinking i would never get real plants, never be interested in dealign with the so called hassle. now i have the job of getting 40 lbs of sand out a 75g tank thats fully stocked. the sand was $40 total. so now i gotta remove that and buy gravel to replace it. just thought i would prevent someone else from makeing the same mistake.

substrate thickness depends on the plant life. the plant life will dpeend on your lighting. do some research, take your time. make sure your happy before you start or your just gona create another project later. if your favorite plant needs more lighting...then get more lighting dont settle for 2nd pick because of it.

here are some links to plant info.
[link=tropica]http://www.tropica.dk/default.asp" style="COLOR: #00FFFF[/link]
[link=plantdepot]http://www.aquaticplantdepot.com/anubias.html" style="COLOR: #00FFFF[/link]
this should get you started. once you have an idea of the look your after ask around on the site. some very smart green thumb owners here.