Fluval evo 13.5 build

[onlyreefsnobeef]

Yup! Reefing is a stupid expensive hobby

is this a usable budget option? Or this?

 

[tjohnson3]

this would be a decent “cheap” option. Hygger has always done good by me. I wouldn’t waste the money on the other 2.
hygger Full Spectrum Aquarium Light with Aluminum Alloy Shell Extendable Brackets, White Blue Red LEDs, External Controller, for Freshwater Fish Tank

 

[onlyreefsnobeef]

this would be a decent “cheap” option. Hygger has always done good by me. I wouldn’t waste the money on the other 2.
hygger Full Spectrum Aquarium Light with Aluminum Alloy Shell Extendable Brackets, White Blue Red LEDs, External Controller, for Freshwater Fish Tank

 

[onlyreefsnobeef]

this would be a decent “cheap” option. Hygger has always done good by me. I wouldn’t waste the money on the other 2.
hygger Full Spectrum Aquarium Light with Aluminum Alloy Shell Extendable Brackets, White Blue Red LEDs, External Controller, for Freshwater Fish Tank

 

[tjohnson3]

That’d be perfect

 

[onlyreefsnobeef]

That’d be perfect

 

[tjohnson3]

That works! Lol a lot cheaper than the InTank version

 

[onlyreefsnobeef]

That works! Lol a lot cheaper than the InTank version

Yeah my tank is funded by completely by me and me being to young to have a job tightens the budget alot

 

[Jay1]

I like what you’re doing there! I’ve got a modded 13.5 EVO myself 1 year in… I will say FROM EXPERIENCE twice in this thing though, you should’ve waited on the bubble tip at least another 6 months… also, ditch that nasty fluval foam block… those are an ammonia breeding ground. The skimmer is useless in a tank this small. Weekly water changes of 10-15% will take care of what a skimmer does on a tank this size… I recommend ditching the skimmer, too, getting an InTank media basket for the first chamber and converting the second into a micro fuge. These little upgrades will work wonders if you’re going reef

I like what you’re doing there! I’ve got a modded 13.5 EVO myself 1 year in… I will say FROM EXPERIENCE twice in this thing though, you should’ve waited on the bubble tip at least another 6 months… also, ditch that nasty fluval foam block… those are an ammonia breeding ground. The skimmer is useless in a tank this small. Weekly water changes of 10-15% will take care of what a skimmer does on a tank this size… I recommend ditching the skimmer, too, getting an InTank media basket for the first chamber and converting the second into a micro fuge. These little upgrades will work wonders if you’re going reef

What light is that?

 

[r98]

I like what you’re doing there! I’ve got a modded 13.5 EVO myself 1 year in… I will say FROM EXPERIENCE twice in this thing though, you should’ve waited on the bubble tip at least another 6 months… also, ditch that nasty fluval foam block… those are an ammonia breeding ground. The skimmer is useless in a tank this small. Weekly water changes of 10-15% will take care of what a skimmer does on a tank this size… I recommend ditching the skimmer, too, getting an InTank media basket for the first chamber and converting the second into a micro fuge. These little upgrades will work wonders if you’re going reef

Hey dude could you post more pics of your tank please?

 

[tjohnson3]

I like what you’re doing there! I’ve got a modded 13.5 EVO myself 1 year in… I will say FROM EXPERIENCE twice in this thing though, you should’ve waited on the bubble tip at least another 6 months… also, ditch that nasty fluval foam block… those are an ammonia breeding ground. The skimmer is useless in a tank this small. Weekly water changes of 10-15% will take care of what a skimmer does on a tank this size… I recommend ditching the skimmer, too, getting an InTank media basket for the first chamber and converting the second into a micro fuge. These little upgrades will work wonders if you’re going reef

What light is that?

Nicrew HyperReef

 

[tjohnson3]

Hey dude could you post more pics of your tank please?

 

[r98]

Awesome!! Where have you positioned your wave maker?

 

[tjohnson3]

Awesome!! Where have you positioned your wave maker?

It’s a hygger nano wave maker. I’ve got it in on the opposite side of the tank blowing back towards the return

 

[r98]

It’s a hygger nano wave maker. I’ve got it in on the opposite side of the tank blowing back towards the return

Nice dude, could you attach a photo please?

Im running AI Nero 3

 

[tjohnson3]

Nice dude, could you attach a photo please?

Im running AI Nero 3

You can kinda see it in the first pic I posted in the thread. I don’t have any more photos, unfortunately. I’ve since upgraded the tank to a 40b.

 

[tjohnson3]

here is the new venture

 

[r98]

You can kinda see it in the first pic I posted in the thread. I don’t have any more photos, unfortunately. I’ve since upgraded the tank to a 40b.

Cheers mate didn’t see that

 

[r98]

here is the new venture

Nice!! I’m currently planning my upgrade to at least a 300L and using the evo to gather experience!

 

[Reef Jockey]

That’d be perfect

I'm trying out this light from Amazon. It is a different light spectrum than the Acke light with more whites.

fits perfectly in chamber 2 for a fuge light with either a ATS or a Chaeto fuge