56 gal ( us ) column tank
56 gal ( us ) column tank
Picked up tank at a yard sale a while back got it all cleaned up and cycling , I've got marine life sand substrate for fresh & salt aquariums , I have an aqueon 70 filter and a custom internal I built with a maxi-jet power head.. No decor or plants yet ... Was going to do and angel fish but after tossing ideas around doing a Puffer tank seemed pretty cool .. Now my ? Is how many puffers , I like the figure 8 and the Dwarf Puffers ,( I'm only doing one or the other ) would work in my tank 56 gal us column 30inch long x 18inch wide x 24inch tall ... Thanks for reading and any info ..
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Pufferpunk
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Re: 56 gal ( us ) column tank
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Although puffers prefer a longer footprint than tall, I think since it's 30", DPs or F8s should work. See their care profiles under the Pufferpedia & in our Library.
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hadla
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Re: 56 gal ( us ) column tank
Welcome and I vote for dps cause they're so darn cute! I can't seem to do brackish water right for f8s anyway...
Never trust big puffers. The fingers you save may be your own. -RTR
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DMD123
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Re: 56 gal ( us ) column tank
I had the same tank for a while. I like the footprint, but a bit deep for maintenance and mine had a center brace which limited filters I could put on it. I wanted to put on an AC110 but could only go as big as the AC70. I ended up selling that one and just went with a 40B so that I could do the bigger filter. look forward to pictures when you figure out you inhabitants.
Welcome to the forum!
Welcome to the forum!
300g Pearsei x1, Bala Sharks x 3, Dabola endli (Tinkisso river) x1, Ansorgii x1
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
Re: 56 gal ( us ) column tank
Yea for 70 bucks came with stand hood and light , had a cheaper filter .. Couldn't let that go lol .. I have a 125gal running waiting for C/A cichlids , 75gal Tiger Oscar " wet pet " , 55 gal African cichlid , 10 gal cycles probably gonna do planted snails and scrimp & maybe breed some endlers for my Cichlids .. Then got this 56 .. Lol
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DMD123
- Fahaka Puffer
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- My Puffers: Tetraodon baileyi (Hairy Puffer, named Gizmo)
- Location (country): USA
- Location: Lakewood, WA
Re: 56 gal ( us ) column tank
Awesome deal for that price!
Nice to see another cichlid lover on here also!
Nice to see another cichlid lover on here also!
300g Pearsei x1, Bala Sharks x 3, Dabola endli (Tinkisso river) x1, Ansorgii x1
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout
65B Hairy Puffer
65B Angel fish x1, Monk tetra x7, BN Pleco x2
90G red devil
90G Trimac
46G Bowfront Community tank
30G Growout