Hello,
Long time lurker here. I've had freshwater tanks in the past, and helped take care of a couple reefs and salt tanks as well.Never my own though.
As the title says I am setting up a Fluval Evo 13.5, and I am looking for a little advice on sand, rock, and stocking it. Below is what I have for my setup so far. Nothing is running yet, so I am pretty far away from any type of live stock right now.
Equipment
Fluval Evo 13.5
Stock light, I plan on adding a dimmer/timer for now. Eventually I'll upgrade to an AI Prime 16, or maybe the Marine 3.0 as I read somewhere the stock lid can be modded to fit it.
Stock pump
AI Nero 3
Fluval M50 heater
Filtration
inTank Chamber One
Filter floss
Carbon
Biomax
16 lbs of sand. I'm not sure if it should all be dry, or some live should be mixed in.
16 lbs of rock. Same thing here. Not sure how much to mix dry and live here.
I don't want a very deep sand bed, and this seems like a good middle ground.
Clean-up Crew
I see a lot of different things online for this. I'm genuinely stumped what to put in first for the clean-up crew.
Eventual Livestock
I'd like a tailspot blenny as the main fish in the tank. I like the colors and personality they have.
At most I am thinking 3 fish based off what I read in the fish guide on here. A pair of clowns would be cool, but I see different things about how that will work with the tailspot. Is there something else that would work better, maybe 1 or 2 cardinals?
My main idea is the tailspot, and then something hangs out higher in the tank, so there is some movement to see.
Corals
This is another unknown for me right now. Sticking with the stock light limits me to LPS I know, and as I am starting out that's fine. I'm just not sure what to go with once the tank is cycled and stable.
Thanks for any advice.
Long time lurker here. I've had freshwater tanks in the past, and helped take care of a couple reefs and salt tanks as well.Never my own though.
As the title says I am setting up a Fluval Evo 13.5, and I am looking for a little advice on sand, rock, and stocking it. Below is what I have for my setup so far. Nothing is running yet, so I am pretty far away from any type of live stock right now.
Equipment
Fluval Evo 13.5
Stock light, I plan on adding a dimmer/timer for now. Eventually I'll upgrade to an AI Prime 16, or maybe the Marine 3.0 as I read somewhere the stock lid can be modded to fit it.
Stock pump
AI Nero 3
Fluval M50 heater
Filtration
inTank Chamber One
Filter floss
Carbon
Biomax
16 lbs of sand. I'm not sure if it should all be dry, or some live should be mixed in.
16 lbs of rock. Same thing here. Not sure how much to mix dry and live here.
I don't want a very deep sand bed, and this seems like a good middle ground.
Clean-up Crew
I see a lot of different things online for this. I'm genuinely stumped what to put in first for the clean-up crew.
Eventual Livestock
I'd like a tailspot blenny as the main fish in the tank. I like the colors and personality they have.
At most I am thinking 3 fish based off what I read in the fish guide on here. A pair of clowns would be cool, but I see different things about how that will work with the tailspot. Is there something else that would work better, maybe 1 or 2 cardinals?
My main idea is the tailspot, and then something hangs out higher in the tank, so there is some movement to see.
Corals
This is another unknown for me right now. Sticking with the stock light limits me to LPS I know, and as I am starting out that's fine. I'm just not sure what to go with once the tank is cycled and stable.
Thanks for any advice.