My 13.5 Evo

[Preston's_Waters]

Hello to all, new and old, I know that this tank thread is 1 1/2 months late, but it is my first tank thread so have fun!
this tank has 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby-pistol shrimp pair, 4 astrea snails, 4 nassarius snails, 3 scarlet hermits, 1 GSP, sinularia leather, duncan, 3 zoa's, 2 cyphastreas, 1 psammocora, hammer, and 1 chalice.

I have the stock light, pump, sponge, a BRS heater, a hygger mini 1600GPH powerhead, a mag float glass cleaner, and an ink bird controller for the heater.

I do weekly coral additions, water changes and water tests.

This is my first saltwater tank and for my first I think that its pretty good.

The first photo is with the day light, which I usually don't run
and the second image is with coral glasses over the lens to make them shine

I apologize for any low quality or grainy images

I will give updates along this tanks life and will show y'all every thing! (good and bad)

Links:
Powerhead
Amazon product ASIN B083LP42WZ
Tank
https://fluvalaquatics.com/us/shop/product/evo-aquarium-kit
This is where I get all of my corals from, I am located in the Dallas area of Texas:
https://www.coral-vault.com/
And this is where I get all of my fish, inverts, and water:
https://fishplacetx.com/
Controller
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/wifi...=11289&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
This is the heater that I got with out the controller on the web link:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/100w...=14412&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
glass cleaner:
Amazon product ASIN B012XZ578O
Feel free to show off you tanks and info on this thread

 

[CubanRedneck]

here's my evo I'm roughly 45 days. I mix my own salt using red seas coral pro mix
We nearly have the same stock minus a few in the clean up crew where I went lite-duty one jar of Galaxy Pod From AlgaeBarn 2 astrea snails, 2 nassarius snails, 2 blue legged hermits, and 1 peppermint shrimp. Coral: a few zoas/palys (bam bams, utter chaos, pandoras, unknown green with a single toxic green paly, CB blood agaves palys,) a green Kenya tree and GSP.

stock light for now as I just order an AI Blade Grow 12" to run with the stock lid, an AI Axis 40 pump running @ 65% with RFG nozzles, 50W Neo-therm pro heater, for my filtration I'm using a 3d printed media basket from 3DOcean off Etsy with filter floss on the top compartment of each chamber, lots of bio media (marine pure gems and 4 fluval ones) and chaeto with a chaetomax led I run opposite to the lights in the main display. I do a daily dose on 5mL of nitrifying bacteria and daily feeding of brine shrimp and 10mL of phytoplankton.

 

[Preston's_Waters]

here's my evo I'm roughly 45 days. I mix my own salt using red seas coral pro mix
We nearly have the same stock minus a few in the clean up crew where I went lite-duty one jar of Galaxy Pod From AlgaeBarn 2 astrea snails, 2 nassarius snails, 2 blue legged hermits, and 1 peppermint shrimp. Coral: a few zoas/palys (bam bams, utter chaos, pandoras, unknown green with a single toxic green paly, CB blood agaves palys,) a green Kenya tree and GSP.

stock light for now as I just order an AI Blade Grow 12" to run with the stock lid, an AI Axis 40 pump running @ 65% with RFG nozzles, 50W Neo-therm pro heater, for my filtration I'm using a 3d printed media basket from 3DOcean off Etsy with filter floss on the top compartment of each chamber, lots of bio media (marine pure gems and 4 fluval ones) and chaeto with a chaetomax led I run opposite to the lights in the main display. I do a daily dose on 5mL of nitrifying bacteria and daily feeding of brine shrimp and 10mL of phytoplankton.

dang, our tanks are pretty similar, even how long we've had them running, how are you liking the 13.5 evo as a tank so far?

 

[Shnetts]

dang, our tanks are pretty similar, even how long we've had them running, how are you liking the 13.5 evo as a tank so far?

ive also have pretty much the same setup going that i started at the same time.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/yet-another-fluval-13-5.1059792/

 

[Preston's_Waters]

smart minds think alike, its a small world

 

[Shnetts]

whats you thoughts on having that much cuc in there? Im thinking of getting more

 

[Preston's_Waters]

whats you thoughts on having that much cuc in there? Im thinking of getting more

Well, I had blue legged hermits, but I learned that not all of them are reef safe, and the are not efficient in cleaning up. So I upgraded to scarlet hermits, they are slow, but efficient and reef safe. If you have or had a lot or rock or glass algae, then astra snail are the best but if they get flipped over they can't turn them selves over. And finally Nassarius snails are amazing at cleaning up the sand and they hide in the sand until feeding time or until they smell something dead. And they leave a slime trail EVERYWHERE

It all depends on what algae and where

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Hello to all, new and old, I know that this tank thread is 1 1/2 months late, but it is my first tank thread so have fun!
this tank has 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby-pistol shrimp pair, 4 astrea snails, 4 nassarius snails, 3 scarlet hermits, 1 GSP, sinularia leather, duncan, 3 zoa's, 2 cyphastreas, 1 psammocora, hammer, and 1 chalice.

I have the stock light, pump, sponge, a BRS heater, a hygger mini 1600GPH powerhead, a mag float glass cleaner, and an ink bird controller for the heater.

I do weekly coral additions, water changes and water tests.

This is my first saltwater tank and for my first I think that its pretty good.

The first photo is with the day light, which I usually don't run
and the second image is with coral glasses over the lens to make them shine

I apologize for any low quality or grainy images

I will give updates along this tanks life and will show y'all every thing! (good and bad)

Links:
Powerhead
Amazon product ASIN B083LP42WZ
Tank
https://fluvalaquatics.com/us/shop/product/evo-aquarium-kit
This is where I get all of my corals from, I am located in the Dallas area of Texas:
https://www.coral-vault.com/
And this is where I get all of my fish, inverts, and water:
https://fishplacetx.com/
Controller
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/wifi...=11289&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
This is the heater that I got with out the controller on the web link:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/100w...=14412&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
glass cleaner:
Amazon product ASIN B012XZ578O
Feel free to show off you tanks and info on this thread

Nice looking coral in there!

 

[Solo McReefer]

Hello to all, new and old, I know that this tank thread is 1 1/2 months late, but it is my first tank thread so have fun!
this tank has 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby-pistol shrimp pair, 4 astrea snails, 4 nassarius snails, 3 scarlet hermits, 1 GSP, sinularia leather, duncan, 3 zoa's, 2 cyphastreas, 1 psammocora, hammer, and 1 chalice.

I have the stock light, pump, sponge, a BRS heater, a hygger mini 1600GPH powerhead, a mag float glass cleaner, and an ink bird controller for the heater.

I do weekly coral additions, water changes and water tests.

This is my first saltwater tank and for my first I think that its pretty good.

The first photo is with the day light, which I usually don't run
and the second image is with coral glasses over the lens to make them shine

I apologize for any low quality or grainy images

I will give updates along this tanks life and will show y'all every thing! (good and bad)

Links:
Powerhead
Amazon product ASIN B083LP42WZ
Tank
https://fluvalaquatics.com/us/shop/product/evo-aquarium-kit
This is where I get all of my corals from, I am located in the Dallas area of Texas:
https://www.coral-vault.com/
And this is where I get all of my fish, inverts, and water:
https://fishplacetx.com/
Controller
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/wifi...=11289&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
This is the heater that I got with out the controller on the web link:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/100w...=14412&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
glass cleaner:
Amazon product ASIN B012XZ578O
Feel free to show off you tanks and info on this thread

Are you using the stick Evo lighting?

 

[Preston's_Waters]

Nice looking coral in there!

thanks!

 

[Preston's_Waters]

Are you using the stick Evo lighting?

yes, but I have an Ai prime arriving in 2 days

 

[CubanRedneck]

dang, our tanks are pretty similar, even how long we've had them running, how are you liking the 13.5 evo as a tank so far?

Honestly I'm loving this little tank and I'm happy with the upgrades I've done so far. Let's see what the future will hold. Are you planing to run the stock filtration for long? Your tanks looking great so far.

 

[SilverRanger]

Highly recommend the AI Nero 3 and it is 22% off on BRS

 

[Spare time]

Well, I had blue legged hermits, but I learned that not all of them are reef safe, and the are not efficient in cleaning up. So I upgraded to scarlet hermits, they are slow, but efficient and reef safe. If you have or had a lot or rock or glass algae, then astra snail are the best but if they get flipped over they can't turn them selves over. And finally Nassarius snails are amazing at cleaning up the sand and they hide in the sand until feeding time or until they smell something dead. And they leave a slime trail EVERYWHERE

It all depends on what algae and where

I've never heard of blue legs being not reef safe. I think most people use hermit crabs as scapegoats in cases where something is not good lol

 

[SilverRanger]

I also will endorse scarlet reef hermit crabs I have two and previously kept one in a five gallons for years

 

[kevgib67]

Hello to all, new and old, I know that this tank thread is 1 1/2 months late, but it is my first tank thread so have fun!
this tank has 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 yellow watchman goby-pistol shrimp pair, 4 astrea snails, 4 nassarius snails, 3 scarlet hermits, 1 GSP, sinularia leather, duncan, 3 zoa's, 2 cyphastreas, 1 psammocora, hammer, and 1 chalice.

I have the stock light, pump, sponge, a BRS heater, a hygger mini 1600GPH powerhead, a mag float glass cleaner, and an ink bird controller for the heater.

I do weekly coral additions, water changes and water tests.

This is my first saltwater tank and for my first I think that its pretty good.

The first photo is with the day light, which I usually don't run
and the second image is with coral glasses over the lens to make them shine

I apologize for any low quality or grainy images

I will give updates along this tanks life and will show y'all every thing! (good and bad)

Links:
Powerhead
Amazon product ASIN B083LP42WZ
Tank
https://fluvalaquatics.com/us/shop/product/evo-aquarium-kit
This is where I get all of my corals from, I am located in the Dallas area of Texas:
https://www.coral-vault.com/
And this is where I get all of my fish, inverts, and water:
https://fishplacetx.com/
Controller
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/wifi...=11289&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
This is the heater that I got with out the controller on the web link:
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/100w...=14412&indexName=brs_prod_m2_default_products
glass cleaner:
Amazon product ASIN B012XZ578O
Feel free to show off you tanks and info on this thread

Awesome! I can tell you’ve put a lot of time and thought into this build.

 

[Preston's_Waters]

Nice looking coral in there!

Thanks!

 

[Preston's_Waters]

Honestly I'm loving this little tank and I'm happy with the upgrades I've done so far. Let's see what the future will hold. Are you planing to run the stock filtration for long? Your tanks looking great so far.

no I'm still looking for a full build to do on the 1st and second chamber, When it comes to filtration I'm a complete beginner, I really need some solid recommendations and strait forward build ideas

 

[Preston's_Waters]

Highly recommend the AI Nero 3 and it is 22% off on BRS

I will add this if the RFG and sicce 1.5 aren't enough

 

[Preston's_Waters]

I think most people use hermit crabs as scapegoats in cases where something is not good lol

agreed