Best lighting upgrade for fluval evo 13

[Dansnanoreef]

Welcome!

I hear you with the lid. That thing was driving me crazy any time I needed to get in the tank. AI Prime and a mesh top is the way to go.

Beautiful tank!

 

[KJ]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[BaysEndReef]

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R. Nice tank. Lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

 

[KWT]

Welcome to R2R, come in sit down and relax, enjoy

 

[MERKEY]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[SPR1968]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[rubertoe93]

Welcome!

 

[Weasel1960]

Welcome to the community, tank is looking good. Good luck with you lighting.

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here!!
lots of fun/info/fun/help/fun....

 

[clifg]

Welcome!

I hear you with the lid. That thing was driving me crazy any time I needed to get in the tank. AI Prime and a mesh top is the way to go.

Where'd you get this lid?

 

[sam2110]

Maxspect rsx 100, best light upgrade

 

[namfuak]

Where'd you get this lid?

I ordered it from Kraken Reef

Turn around time from ordering it was about a week to my door. The lid is fantastic!

 

[Macbalacano]

Hello all
Just getting into keeping a nano reef
And have an evo 13

Its been up for about a month,but iam looking to upgrade my lighting(among other things)

Looking for suggestions

So far in the tank
1 pair of clowns
Kenya tree
Xenia
Hammer head
1 zoa polyup
Some snails and hermit crabs

Welcome!

 

[Mastiffsrule]

Welcome.

The popular choice is the AI. I kind of like the Kessil, but I think you will get shadowing and par loss on the outer edges.

 

[hightide33]

Welcome!

I hear you with the lid. That thing was driving me crazy any time I needed to get in the tank. AI Prime and a mesh top is the way to go.

Beautiful tank. I love the black cover you have over the filtration part. Did you make it or order it? If you could share the info I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

 

[tharbin]

Welcome to R2R!

There are a lot of good lights out there that are more than adequate for a 13.5 gallon tank. I really like the Kessils and the A80 would be enough if you stay with softies/and lower-light-tolerant LPS but then you still need to add some kind of timer or one of the Kessil controllers if you want to automate the light cycle. AI Prime 16HD is very popular and has the controller portion built in (through a smartphone app) and the fairly new Maxspect Jump light looks like it may even be a better deal than the AI. I personally have a Prime 16HD over a Waterbox Peninsula 15 gallon and it is all it needs. I might have bought the Maxspect if it had been out at the time.

 

[Just John]

Welcome!
I wanted to keep the hood, so here is what I did. I'm happy with this setup:

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/johns-fluval-evo-13-5.847695/page-2

 

[namfuak]

Beautiful tank. I love the black cover you have over the filtration part. Did you make it or order it? If you could share the info I would really appreciate it. Thanks in advance!

Thank you! Going back and looking at pictures really makes me regret my decision to take it down.

This is an inTank part specifically made for this tank. I really do like it as it covers everything up, has some height, and the back part is completely open leaving plenty of room for cords and mounts. I believe they make the same thing for other tanks. The $30 price tag seems a little steep, but worth it imo.

Here is the link to their product page. You can also purchase this from Amazon and I am selling mine here.

 

[Idech]

I put an AI Prime 16 HD with a rigid mount on mine. And I bought a mesh lid with a feeder door. The stock lid is such a pain to deal with…