Shaz’s Evo 13.5

[shaz14]

We bought this tank a year ago. We had had small freshwater tanks before and my daughter had a betta tank. We were interested in getting a new tank and my husband was interested in saltwater but I was scared of them. The guy at the lfs convinced me that it wasn’t any harder than maintaining a freshwater tank other than mixing salt I guess that is true if you never knew how to properly care for a freshwater tank either. All I can say is that getting into the hobby has been a big learning curve but I’m so glad I did it! I always thought that coral were boring and just like plants, I couldn’t have been more wrong. So far in the tank I have:
- 2 clowns
- 1 polka dot hermit
- 2 blue legged hermits
- a few trochus and cerith snails
- 2 anemones (we had 1 but it split yesterday!)
- pulsing xenia
- gsp
- bright green palys
- zoa (not sure what the name is, they are brown and pink)
- waving hand
- blue mushroom

Upgrades:

- inTank media basket
- Tunze 1312 ATO
- Jebao SW-2 wave maker

We are still using the stock light and pump

 

[SPR1968]

That looks very nice, I love Xenia but just be aware it’s very invasive and can start to take over. It’s sometimes better for it to have its own rock to help control it.

Welcome to R2R as well!

 

[Zach B]

Looking good!

 

[shaz14]

That looks very nice, I love Xenia but just be aware it’s very invasive and can start to take over. It’s sometimes better for it to have its own rock to help control it.

Welcome to R2R as well!

Thanks. I’m aware of the Xenia I pluck it every time I do a water change. It is extra work but I really like it.

 

[SPR1968]

Thanks. I’m aware of the Xenia I pluck it every time I do a water change. It is extra work but I really like it.

I really like it as well

Im tempted to add some to my big tank, but on a large rock so I can move it away from anything else, sort of rock isolation. It’s a beautiful coral and just needs a bit of ‘control’ as your doing.

 

[sfin52]

Thanks. I’m aware of the Xenia I pluck it every time I do a water change. It is extra work but I really like it.

Some of my favorite coral is considered weeds. Fireworks clove gsp i love both. Tank is looking good.