Mekesterson's Fluval 13.5 build.

[mekesterson93]

Hello, I just got back into the hobby about 2 months ago. Ended up just getting a Fluval 13.5. Still pretty new to everything. Only had my last tank for a year before I had to get rid of it due to work. Everything seems to be doing good so far. All coral seem to be showing decent color and polyp extension. Water parameter are as follows:
Nitrate 5(api)
Phosphate 0(undetectable on salifert test kit)
Calcium 420(salifert)
Alk 8(salifert)
Mag 1280(salifert)

Current Equipment list:
AI prime HD
Smart ATO micro
Intank chamber 1 media basket with filter floss and chemi-pure blue(removed sponge from chamber 2)
Finnex hang on refugium with chaeto
2x koralia nano
Hydor centrifical return pump

Livestock:
1 premium snowflake clown
1 regular clown
Royal gramma
5 blue leg hermits
3 snails(forget what they actually are)
Bicolor hammer(12 heads as of now)
Purple/green acan
Birds nest
Small colony of zoos
Neon geen tree
(Don't mind the dirty sand bed lol)

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome back, and the tank looks great, very nice indeed!

 

[mekesterson93]

Thank you!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looks really good. I like the idea of the HOB refugium for that tank for the extra water volume as well.

 

[mekesterson93]

Thanks @NY_Caveman. And yea, I like the HOB fuge, only adds about a gallon, but it's a gallon I didnt have before lol. I'm debating if I need to add a light to it or if the light spill from the prime hd is enough?

 

[NY_Caveman]

Spill is probably fine.