Diggenem's 56 Column

[DiggenEm]

This is my new build I'm working on. As of right now I am about 80% done with it; I held out as long as I could lol. My idea for this tank was to have it look like a dugged out area of earth that floods (but not really flood).

The tank is a Marineland 56 Gallon column that has 4 bulkheads drilled to accommodate the plumbing for the drip wall and fog system. It has a typical egg crate and window screen rfalse bottom. The background is made out of TB3, and peat with some long fiber spahgnum and Seachem Flourite mixed in at certain spots for variation. I also embedded cork tubes and flats in the background as well as mounted my drift brances. The tank is lit by 2 Kessil A150 Amazon Suns LED pendents lamps. This will be my Leuc show tank and I'm looking to go minimal with the planting with only two types of broms, ferns, moss and maybe 2 or 3 different peps.

I know I am being long winded, here are a few pics and a video.
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[deranged chipmunk]

killer man!! it looks awesome. i love the fact that you added the flourite in for a different texture. can't wait to see it grown in!!

[DiggenEm]

Thanks Bill! I hope to have this thing fully planted in a couple of weeks

[DiggenEm]

OK people, here's an update. Got it planted and up a running.



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[deranged chipmunk]

sweet!! looks great. you did and excellent job with the planting buddy!!

[DiggenEm]

sweet!! looks great. you did and excellent job with the planting buddy!!

Thanks! Planting is not one of my strong points , but I like the look of it. Im thinking of adding some tillies or maybe some mini orchids to fill out the top. What do you think?

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[DiggenEm]

Update!!!

[Staffaz]

Wow Dig, you did an awesome job !

[Meefloaf]

what are the cool little swirlies in the middle of that branch

[DiggenEm]

Those are Tillandsias, which are a type of bromeliad. Most blush color and have nice flowers. Some of mines are coloring up nicely. Air flow will be your friend if you decide to keep these guys.

[Mentat]

Plants and decor look very nice ! When are frogs coming and what kind? Thank you !

[DiggenEm]

I was originally thinking of a group of D. Leucomelas, but now that it is close to be complete, Im thinking a group of imitators. I'm going to let it grown in for about another month.
The microfauna is close to booming already

Plants and decor look very nice ! When are frogs coming and what kind? Thank you !

[smashtoad]

Thanks! Planting is not one of my strong points , but I like the look of it. Im thinking of adding some tillies or maybe some mini orchids to fill out the top. What do you think?

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Looks to me like it is. I love your tillandsia arrangement. Amazing tank. Some folks have a tendency to stuff so many plants in that you cannot see the personality of the landscaping nor the frogs. Very, very nice. I have a 56 column too, and they are great frog tanks.

[DiggenEm]

Thank you!!!

With so many nice specimens of plants I can see why a viv gets stuffed to the brim with plants lol. I am going to add a group of Neo. Pauciflora to the branch below the Neo. Hannibal Lector and then pull the Hannibal. To the right in the very back corner there is a ledge that i'm planning on mounted a few cuttings of Hoya Carnosa

Looks to me like it is. I love your tillandsia arrangement. Amazing tank. Some folks have a tendency to stuff so many plants in that you cannot see the personality of the landscaping nor the frogs. Very, very nice. I have a 56 column too, and they are great frog tanks.

[Isaac]

how did you make the dripping system?

[Heatheranne]

This tank is really beautiful! Very nicely done .

[DartEd]

Great wood work and planting, Dig. Definitely thumbnails.

[kueluck]

Beautiful viv, happy to see you didn't over-do it w/plants.

[DiggenEm]

how did you make the dripping system?

The tank is drilled with too bulkheads near the false bottom. My intake hose is attached to the bottom of the false bottom so it could operate with as little as an inch and a half of water. The output hose is split into two hoses that run into two, six way drip manifolds made for landscape irrigation. I attached aquarium airline tubing to the outputs of the manifolds and the foam the hoses in various places through out the background. A canister filter powers it.

I have since drained the pond and I'm just running a fogger and hand mist, because the water was starting to smell.

Thanks for all of the comments, Ill post again when my broms come in

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[DiggenEm]

As promised