evo 13.5

Hi Everyone, My EVO 13.5 is a little over a year old and I have 2 pcs of coral ( I think a Kenya Tree and Toadstool Leather) that are beautiful but I am nervous are overtaking the tank and hoarding light. Any recommendations? Upgrade tank size....Pruning. I also have some Daisy polyps that I...

I am planning an upgrade from my evo 13.5 to a 40 breeder, and am looking for a light setup that will work well for my tank without breaking the bank. I like what I have read about AI Prime 16HD’s, but I can’t afford 2 of them at the moment on top of the cost of the new, bigger, tank setup...

Looking for some advice regarding my lighting set up on my Fluval Evo 13.5G. I upgraded the standard LED lighting to the Fluval Marine 3.0 22watt Bluetooth lighting. Started suffering with Cyano, even though my Nitrate & Phosphate levels are not bad. I think it might be my lighting that is...

Fluval Evo 13.5 currently 1 ocellaris clown and 1 small porcupine puffer 8 hermit crabs (mixed species) 10 snails (mixed species) 1 emerald crab, 1 fat sea hare, copepods (too many ) 17lbs live rock No protein skimmer and the back is completely loaded with mechanical and bio filtration media...

I currently have my eshopps nano skimmer in the left rear corner of my fluval evo 13.5g, and in the past it has been collecting gunk but I haven’t had to clean it out for a while now. I’m wondering if it is actually picking anything up now that I have a wavemaker flowing towards the opposite end...

I originally ordered 3D printed media trays with flow direction that I would use for media bags in chamber 1 and a refugium in chamber 2… the story on that is in my other post here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/refugium-build-decision-for-fluval-evo-13-5.1061800/#post-12656820 I still...

A while ago I decided to make a refugium in one of the chambers on my Fluval Evo 13.5g, so I ordered a set of chamber inserts on Etsy. I ordered this specific one because it routes the flow through the entirety of each chamber as seen in the first pic, but I feel like I’m getting scammed at this...

My 13.5g fluval evo isn’t mature enough to start adding corals yet, but for when I do, I found this really interesting lid made specifically for that tank (I have to have a lid because of cats). This would give me the ability to get a better light so maybe I could grow more types of coral than I...

Hi all I’ve been having problems with my phosphate the past few weeks in my Fluval evo and I can’t seem to lower them at all I’ve done 30% water changes I’ve been running rowaphos in a filter bag in with my filter basket and in beside my return pump it was at a steady 0.25 since I’ve set the...

Hello, I am 100% set on a pair of ocellaris clownfish for this tank and I’d just like to know if I can add another small fish. I have a ton of copepods that aren’t a good sight (I didn’t add them) and can always in plain sight or on the back glass eating some small algae that won’t go away. I...

Hello all, I’m new at Reef2Reef I have some questions for you all I’m an experienced FRESHWATER only hobbyist I been doing them for a long time, I have multiple tanks but I decided to “jump” to saltwater I’ll start small and then get very big down the line in 3 years after getting really...

Hello, I’m looking to stock my Fluval evo 13.5. I saw someone on here that stocked theirs with a pair of ocellaris, a yasha shrimp goby, and a six line wrasse. I’m suprised how many fish they have in the tank since I see most people saying the maximum would be a pair of clowns. Can I stock mine...

Hello, I’m looking to add fish into my Fluval evo 13.5 gallon. I’m 100% set on clownfish but I’m unsure if the tank would be too small for what I want. My favorite pick would be a maroon clownfish; can I have a single maroon clownfish in this tank or should I stick to one or two ocellaris?

Good evening everyone. Im 5 months into my evo 13.5, i have 3 fish, some life rock, 2 torch corals, a zoa frag and a tripple head of candy cane. Prams are sal - 1.026 mag 1440 calc 380 alk 11.5 phos 0.08 nitrates 5ppm ammonia and nitrite 0 My torches are doing ok, slowly splitting but nothing...

I have a 50g display tank downstairs and started back up my evo 13.5 with leftover rock, sand, etc.. The tank is cycled and currently only stocked with baby trochus snails from my trochus spawn last month. Looking for ideas on fish/stocking ideas. I want to be different… I have clowns in my DT...

Ok so I’m finally starting a build thread to document my progress. First things first, I’m considering myself an entire newbie lol. If anyone has pointers, or finds anything incorrect, please by the Gods correct me or speak up. I want this new tank to be successful but I am also a little...

Fluval Evo 13.5 Some pics and writing to track my evo build Will try to keep this thread updated with latest info on my evo, hopefully this will help me track progress and changes. Hardware: Ai Prime HD Sicce voyager nano 2000lph Sicce Syncra 0.5 DFlow chamber 1&2 media basket H2Ocean...

Hi everyone, I know lighting is a much discussed topic but I haven't yet found a satisfying answer so welcome your thoughts. Looking to upgrade the stock light in my EVO 13.5 while keeping the hood. (I've heard all the arguments for other options but I want to keep the hood for a variety of...

I have an Evo 13.5 and I have 2 new clownfish. There are no other fish just a new assortment of LPS corals mostly. My nitrite levels were at a .5 for the first 3 days and I did a 50% water change. The tank is 4 weeks old and has cycled. upon putting the fish in (2x occys) they began hosting the...

Hello again R2R! I am enthusiastically planning my first tank. I’ve tried my best to go used but have had too many setbacks and am settling on going new. I added my current ideas to the poll. It should be noted that for the 40/75 I would be using HOB equipment for a while to start. Im trying...

Forums are great to share opinions so I wanted to take a moment to share my experience with sicce ‘silent’ pumps in the UK. The first 1.0 I bought online rattled like crazy. I know vibrations can stress fish so not being keen on this I bought another 1.0 from my LFS. Same problem. Presumed...

I haven't been a member for long, but been seeing many posts of people doing an evo 13.5 build either as a side project or their first reef tank. I have had this tank in the past and tried to do a mixed reef, but it didnt work out the way I hoped. So I was wondering how other reefers set it up...

I've been trying to get the time to sit down and introduce myself as things have been hectic and I've been praying for 36 hour days. I joined the forum a while ago and am making the time today to stop being rude and introduce myself. My name is Ana and I'm from South Florida. I'm not new to...

so I’ve had this tank over a year. Always struggled keeping coral and maintaining water quality. it’s only 60L and exactly the same as the Fluval Evo except slightly taller + a filter grid at bottom (see pic) I’ve noticed a surface biofilm problem despite good agitation, and my filter floss on...

Really quick question- are these frags too high (ignore GSP) ? Ai Prime is set as shown below (Fluval Evo tank) . Never kept Acans before, I understand they prefer lower light. I am not in possession of a PAR reader and to be completely honest I am struggling to tell if this acan is happy or...