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JR8999
11/20/2014, 10:35 AM
Been setup since Feb 2014. See equipment and livestock in signature. I also have a large African Midal Blenny and a Chromis chillin in the QT.
Things are going slowly but very well. No major mishaps...starting to think about lighting and leaning toward reefbreeder photon 24.

I believe our DTs are a unique size/shape so I'd love to hear from fellow 56ers including progress, livestock, lighting, coral etc. I'd love to start keeping some LPS once I get the lighting settled.

Please include some pics if you can!!!

Pigpen17? still out here?

Pigpen17
11/20/2014, 12:17 PM
Haha! Yes I am!

Love this tank! It's the height and width of a 90 or 100 gallon, but in a 30" footprint. Very dramatic looking. I always get a lot of "oooowww's" and "Ahhhhhhh's"

We are very similar in equipment. The Aquamaxx is my next upgrade. I have the cash. Not sure what I'm waiting on.

I just got the Reefbreeder Photon 24. For the price, it's a damn good light. I'm still dialing it in as far as light cycle and power. The daylight was a bit on the purple side for me at first, but I got used to it and now I can't go back. The low lights and moon lights are gorgeous. I went back and forth between the Photon and the Maxspect Razor. I have no idea about the light itself, but the Razor has the smooth ramp up and also a feet option. Both are a plus above the Photon.

Things are going well, but I am in the middle of a huge battle with Green Hair Algae. What was a small problem has gone wild with my new lighting. Other than that, a very stable tank with happy fish.

Notable Livestock is:
Midas Blenny and three Caribbean Blue Reef Chromis, plus a Serpent Star and a Porcelain Anemone Crab. My only coral is a Xenia I have on a lone rock. My next purchase is going to be a Birds-nest.

Here's the tank. It's about 9 months old.
<a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/pigpen_/media/WHOLETANK.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/pigpen_/WHOLETANK.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo WHOLETANK.jpg"/></a>

The Crab and Xenia Island. Kind of a showpiece of the tank.
<a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/pigpen_/media/Sharing.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/pigpen_/Sharing.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo Sharing.jpg"/></a>

Penny the Blenny
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I have some photos of my new light, but I can't find them here at work. I'll post them tonight. Here's with my old light.
<a href="http://s17.photobucket.com/user/pigpen_/media/IMG_0815.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b71/pigpen_/IMG_0815.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_0815.jpg"/></a>

kendrid
11/20/2014, 01:01 PM
I love the dimensions of the 56 column. Nice looking tanks.

Back when I had one it was planted:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5244/5352222016_764a8c7775.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/99Xx8W)56 gallon planted aquarium (https://flic.kr/p/99Xx8W) by kevitra (https://www.flickr.com/people/86933865@N00/), on Flickr

Pigpen17
11/20/2014, 02:00 PM
I love the dimensions of the 56 column. Nice looking tanks.

Back when I had one it was planted:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5244/5352222016_764a8c7775.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/99Xx8W)56 gallon planted aquarium (https://flic.kr/p/99Xx8W) by kevitra (https://www.flickr.com/people/86933865@N00/), on Flickr

Wow! Great looking tank.

Yeah, the volume of water is just huge. The 30" length is somewhat limiting, but the overall volume seems much greater than a 55.