Sebreef93
Community Member
Hi all,
It has been over 4 years since I had to sell my Red Sea Reefer 170, and I am finally back in the hobby with a smaller version of Fluval Sea Evo 13.5G! I had replaced original lights with AI Prime 16HD (Using Eddie Putra AquaIllumination Signature). I am running the tank without a skimmer and performing bi-weekly water changes. In the aquarium 13lbs of live rocks. The tank is 4 months old, and I conducted a DrTim's fishless cycling until it was ready for livestock. Currently in the aquarium, I have 2 clownfish, 3 sexy shrimp, 2 red-legged hermit crabs, 1 blue-legged hermit crab, 3 Astrea snails, 3 Nassarius snails, and 1 Trochus snail. From the corals, I have alveopora, candy canes, chalice, a few mushrooms, papaya clove polyp, and a Kenya tree.
I am not currently dosing anything; however, I am considering adding a small amount of phytoplankton.
In terms of parameters: 78.8 degrees Celsius, pH = 8.0, ammonia = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrate = barely detectable, phosphate = 0.01, salinity = 1.025.
I was wondering if, in terms of bioload, it's okay with a pair of clownfish, or should I introduce one more small fish to slightly increase my nitrates? However, I don't want it to be too much since I'm not using a skimmer. Any advice from Evo owners would be highly appreciated!
It has been over 4 years since I had to sell my Red Sea Reefer 170, and I am finally back in the hobby with a smaller version of Fluval Sea Evo 13.5G! I had replaced original lights with AI Prime 16HD (Using Eddie Putra AquaIllumination Signature). I am running the tank without a skimmer and performing bi-weekly water changes. In the aquarium 13lbs of live rocks. The tank is 4 months old, and I conducted a DrTim's fishless cycling until it was ready for livestock. Currently in the aquarium, I have 2 clownfish, 3 sexy shrimp, 2 red-legged hermit crabs, 1 blue-legged hermit crab, 3 Astrea snails, 3 Nassarius snails, and 1 Trochus snail. From the corals, I have alveopora, candy canes, chalice, a few mushrooms, papaya clove polyp, and a Kenya tree.
I am not currently dosing anything; however, I am considering adding a small amount of phytoplankton.
In terms of parameters: 78.8 degrees Celsius, pH = 8.0, ammonia = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrate = barely detectable, phosphate = 0.01, salinity = 1.025.
I was wondering if, in terms of bioload, it's okay with a pair of clownfish, or should I introduce one more small fish to slightly increase my nitrates? However, I don't want it to be too much since I'm not using a skimmer. Any advice from Evo owners would be highly appreciated!
