PREFACE
I purchased a Fluval EVO 13.5 in May of this year because I wanted to get back into the hobby, but I don't have the space to rebuild the 90 gallon I have sitting in the basement. I figured I could just go with a small Fluval for now. Silly me for thinking I could contain my passion to 13.5 gallons of real estate. I purchased a 29 gallon (along with a stand, canopy, and some equipment) from a local that I had planned to turn into a planted freshwater system. It was sitting waiting for my new living room furniture to arrive, so I could begin to set it up. My Fluval finished cycling, and I added a six-line and a firefish to it, along with a few frags. The next morning, I wanted more. So, the decision was made to turn the 29 into a (slightly) larger reef.
DAY 1
I've got the plan for the system already laid out...
Tank - 29 gallon (brand unknown)
Support - Brown wooden stand and canopy (maker unknown)
Lighting - AI Prime 16 (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Circulation - Koralia Nano 565 x2 (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Filtration - Live rock and overflow into a sump/refugium.
Overflow - Pulled the box from my 90 gallon.
Sump - Aqueon 10 gallon. Fiji Cube 10 Gallon Baffle Kit. (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Return - Marineland 600 (might change this)
First things first...have to drill for the overflow. Doing that today after a trip to Lowes for the bit. Here's a shot of the before...will post more as I go!
I purchased a Fluval EVO 13.5 in May of this year because I wanted to get back into the hobby, but I don't have the space to rebuild the 90 gallon I have sitting in the basement. I figured I could just go with a small Fluval for now. Silly me for thinking I could contain my passion to 13.5 gallons of real estate. I purchased a 29 gallon (along with a stand, canopy, and some equipment) from a local that I had planned to turn into a planted freshwater system. It was sitting waiting for my new living room furniture to arrive, so I could begin to set it up. My Fluval finished cycling, and I added a six-line and a firefish to it, along with a few frags. The next morning, I wanted more. So, the decision was made to turn the 29 into a (slightly) larger reef.
DAY 1
I've got the plan for the system already laid out...
Tank - 29 gallon (brand unknown)
Support - Brown wooden stand and canopy (maker unknown)
Lighting - AI Prime 16 (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Circulation - Koralia Nano 565 x2 (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Filtration - Live rock and overflow into a sump/refugium.
Overflow - Pulled the box from my 90 gallon.
Sump - Aqueon 10 gallon. Fiji Cube 10 Gallon Baffle Kit. (Ordered and should arrive Thursday.)
Return - Marineland 600 (might change this)
First things first...have to drill for the overflow. Doing that today after a trip to Lowes for the bit. Here's a shot of the before...will post more as I go!