My 13.5 Fluval Evo :)

[Jhoekstra84]

Hi R2R community,

In August I started my Fluval Evo 13.5 nano tank - my first tank.

Here are the equipment details of my tank.

1. Lighting - stock light
2. Filtration - stock sponge plus Chemipure Elite bag
3. Return Pump - stock
4. Wavemaker - AI Nero 3
5. Heater - don't recall but it enough to get the job done.
6. Thermometer - Digital thermometer

Livestock Details:
1. Clownfish x 2
2. Watchman Goby
3. Azure Damselfish
4. Cleaner Shrimp
5. Pistol Shrimp
6. Sally Lightfoot Crab
7. Emerald Crab (recently deceased)
8. Nassarias Snails x 3
9. Astrea Snails x 2
10. Hermit Crabs x 2
11. Sand Conch

Corals:
1. Branching Hammer Coral
2. Trumpet Coral - Kryptonite
3. Toadstool
4. Lightning Green Lime Mushroom
5. Duncan
6. Assorted Zoanthids - roughly 8 different kinds
7. Pulsing Xenia

 

[Jhoekstra84]

I have some red hair algae that is at the top of my arch. It’s for sure not cyano- my local store told me to purchase a sally lightfoot crab and that would take care of it. However, I haven’t seen it up there at all….thoughts?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tank looks great best of luck to you!!

 

[Dave Clark]

Really nice looking tank. I’m about to set up an Evo also. Can I ask how much rock and sand you used, and from where you got them? Thanks.

 

[Jhoekstra84]

Really nice looking tank. I’m about to set up an Evo also. Can I ask how much rock and sand you used, and from where you got them? Thanks.

Hey Dave -

I used bag of Carib-sea live sand (20lbs) - I used the Fiji Pink. The rock was some that I had from a previous build attempt 10 years ago. I would guess it was around 15-20lbs also. The rock was just sitting in my attic so it was dead at that point.

 

[Gabtron92]

Love the tank! now I want one of those damsels. Is it a friendly fish? My clown is pretty aggressive so I’m afraid to add any other fish to my 13.5

 

[JamaicanReefer45]

Hi R2R community,

In August I started my Fluval Evo 13.5 nano tank - my first tank.

Here are the equipment details of my tank.

1. Lighting - stock light
2. Filtration - stock sponge plus Chemipure Elite bag
3. Return Pump - stock
4. Wavemaker - AI Nero 3
5. Heater - don't recall but it enough to get the job done.
6. Thermometer - Digital thermometer

Livestock Details:
1. Clownfish x 2
2. Watchman Goby
3. Azure Damselfish
4. Cleaner Shrimp
5. Pistol Shrimp
6. Sally Lightfoot Crab
7. Emerald Crab (recently deceased)
8. Nassarias Snails x 3
9. Astrea Snails x 2
10. Hermit Crabs x 2
11. Sand Conch

Corals:
1. Branching Hammer Coral
2. Trumpet Coral - Kryptonite
3. Toadstool
4. Lightning Green Lime Mushroom
5. Duncan
6. Assorted Zoanthids - roughly 8 different kinds
7. Pulsing Xenia

Great Job try upgrading your lighting u will be amaze what you been missing and you will have more growth

 

[Blake509]

Love the tank! now I want one of those damsels. Is it a friendly fish? My clown is pretty aggressive so I’m afraid to add any other fish to my 13.5

Azure are on the friendly side of damsels but they are still damsels

 

[Jhoekstra84]

Azure are on the friendly side of damsels but they are still damsels

Sadly my damsel died last week - pretty sure my Sally Lightfoot didn't care for him.

 

[Kiui1849]

This is such a cool little tank. I have the same tank and wanted to add a cleaner + pistol shrimp but was scared the pistol might take the cleaner out because of how little room there is. Do the two have any issues and how often do they confront each other? Is the pistol fed quite often?