[Centromochlus]

So i was looking through pictures on my computer, and i came across some really old pictures of my first aquariums.

Thought it would be cool if some of the "seasoned" members could post pictures of their first tank, or ones that they had a long time ago. :hihi: Lets see how much you've improved since then!

I created this thread with the intention to look back at our old aquariums, and to hopefully get a few good laughs out of them. So please don't be offended!


Now, for my tanks:
I had lots of non-aquatic plants, as you can tell. :hihi: And i really liked having a lot of rocks. This was about 4-5 years ago.
I had two 29 gallons. And i still have the two angelfish. And yes, i know that the angelfish were way too big to be in those aquariums. At the time i didn't though.

 

[oldpunk78]

here's my first try at a planted tank taken about a year ago. i don't have any other photos of older tanks.

 

[MoonFish]

My stuff started off pretty bleak. It got a little better as I progressed. It was a couple of years. More stuff and a better understanding helped a little bit.

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[RipariumGuy]

These all put out my sad attempt at a planted tank. ):

 

[rain-]

I have some photos of my first tanks from 20 years ago somewhere, but I haven't scanned them to my computer. This is the oldest one I have available, it's taken either 1998 or 1999:

 

[Centromochlus]

Wow rain. That's impressive!

 

[Church]

Most of my old pics are of saltwater tanks, and they are not scanned into the computer. I'm going to have to see if I can fix that.

 

[Wasserpest]

Got my first Guppies-in-a-jar 35 years ago at the age of six, and had planted tanks pretty much since then.

I didn't find any of the earliest ones, here are some I had when I was ten or twelve.

Back then water column dosing wasn't invented yet, and with the low light levels it wasn't necessary. I did start to use fert sticks, and brewed my first CO2 brews, injected into the water via dried branches.

Around that time I built my first water pumps... a little motor with a stick that extended into the water inside a plastic bottle, attached a plastic disc, glued on some wings, and bingo. Back then everything was air-bubble-driven.

This one is a bit later, when I was around 20.

 

[Amazonfish]

My first aquarium SO beats all of yours. It's hilarious. Here are a couple of pics:

 

[aquagardener379]

haha nice kitty, your tank doesnt look to bad either.

 

[Centromochlus]

I'm digin' the pots, amazonfish! LOL


That's actually not that bad of a set up though. I wish i had pictures of my *FIRST* aquarium (12 gallon eclipse bowfront), but i can't find any. It was a pretty pathetic looking aquarium. But i was proud of it.

 

[Axelrodi202]

Here are some old pictures of my tank:

December 2003(several months after I started the tank):

Around 2006 or 2007:

And here is one from August 2009:

Amazing how a few years changes so much, isn't it? And I'm going to rescape it very soon!

 

[Digsy]

Fun thread idea. I wish that I had pictures of the tanks I had in my teens, 15 years ago, but I don't think I ever bothered taking pictures and they definitely would be award winners in the hall of shame. Here's my first planted tank, created when I first joined this site in 2006:

 

[CL]

I can't find any older ones ATM, but this was my 3rd tank

And my 4th

Grown in

 

[aquagardener379]

nice tank very simple i like it, it wud look nice with some rummy nose tetras or something

 

[lauraleellbp]

I never took pics of my tanks until just a few years ago... but here's some of my old tanks:

46gal with Plasticus totalicus

10gal

 

[skiboarder72]

Here was my first Tank Journal

 

[conduct]

Back in year 2000

Back in 2004

Few months ago

 

[Centromochlus]

That is such a cool looking angelfish!

 

[jmhart]

My aquarium abilities as well as my photography abilities have improved significantly with time:

My photos of my 46g bowfront with white gravel, plastic plants, and flower pots for caves is on my old hard drive, but it would have been a good one to share.