My new tank - 56G Column

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wolfador
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My new tank - 56G Column

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Here is my new tank, just finished moving everything over from my 10G last night.
"Specs:"
Marineland 56G Column
Koralia 750 & 1050
2x Jager 150watt heaters
HOB Reef Octopus BH90 Skimmer
53lbs custom designed, dry rock from reefrocks.net
Aquaclear 70 as HOB Fuge
2x Ai Nano LED lights

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Re: My new tank - 56G Column

Post by binder »

Nice. Looking good.

Always so bare when things start up. :)
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The few frags I had took up all the space in my 10G. It does make the 56 look empty. Will be adding a few more stuff soon once I am sure everything is stable.
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Pretty nice :)
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My new tank - 56G Column

Post by Rsmolik »

That's a nice size tank, are you using RA for this? If so what are you controlling outside of probes and lights?
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Rsmolik wrote:That's a nice size tank, are you using RA for this? If so what are you controlling outside of probes and lights?

Yes the RA+ is "hidden" in the stand. It is controlling:
  • Ai Nanos, currently controlled together, working on separate control
  • Fuge light
  • both heaters
  • Feed mode / Water change mode is configured to turn off all the pumps
  • I created a "flow" feed mode that turns off the skimmer and fuge but leaves the powerheads on.
I was going to use the koralia's on the wavemaker but I think I got a bad 1050 from amazon as it sometimes jams on startup. Going to see if I can exchange it but I will be going with Vortechs soon.
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My new tank - 56G Column

Post by Rsmolik »

Vortechs are pricey, but amazing, have you looked into the jbj ocean streams? Mine work well and don't reverse on startup like my older koralias.
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