Fluval Flex any good? Might get a 9 or 15???

[MoshJosh]

Just wanted to hear yalls opinion on these tanks. I want to upgrade my PICO and am looking at the Fluval EVO 13 and IM NUVO 15. . . neither are available locally but I can get a Flex 9 or 15 (white) for $99 at my LFS. . . stocking will be one clown. . .

 

[Spare time]

The flex is a freshwater tank so the light might not be ideal if you are going to keep coral.

 

[MoshJosh]

The flex is a freshwater tank so the light might not be ideal if you are going to keep coral.

Yeah I would not be using the light. . . or the pump. . . or the lid haha

I have a Kessil a80 that would go on it for now. . . Probably enoght light for the 9. . . Not sure about the 15

 

[littlefoxx]

Yeah I would not be using the light. . . or the pump. . . or the lid haha

I have a Kessil a80 that would go on it for now. . . Probably enoght light for the 9. . . Not sure about the 15

I would go for the 15!

 

[Spare time]

Yeah I would not be using the light. . . or the pump. . . or the lid haha

I have a Kessil a80 that would go on it for now. . . Probably enoght light for the 9. . . Not sure about the 15

I think the a80 would be fine. The only thing is you need a special glass cleaner for curved glass tanks. Fluval makes one that works I'm pretty sure.

 

[doubleshot00]

I would get the IM15 just seems like a better quality tank. Had a 13.5.

 

[Fish Fan]

I’m not a big fan of tanks with curved glass viewing panes, like the Flex. To me, the curved glass distorts the livestock in the tank, but maybe this is just me.

The Fluvals are great tanks, but you’ll likely to want to upgrade a lot that comes with it, so I’d suggest going for the IM 10, 15 or newly re-release 20 long AIO’s. Then you can add whatever lights, media baskets, or other gear you want.

Good Luck!

 

[Spare time]

Imo if you have the light, I would just go for the nuvo 15. I have that tank with an a80 on it.

 

[lil sumpin]

Also consider the nuvo 20. It’s like $180 right now

 

[Big E]

I’m not a big fan of tanks with curved glass viewing panes, like the Flex. To me, the curved glass distorts the livestock in the tank, but maybe this is just me.

The Fluvals are great tanks, but you’ll likely to want to upgrade a lot that comes with it, so I’d suggest going for the IM 10, 15 or newly re-release 20 long AIO’s. Then you can add whatever lights, media baskets, or other gear you want.

Good Luck!

FYI,
I have seen the Fluvall 32.5g in person filled and running and there is no viewable distortion. I'm guessing they accomplish this because the curve goes vertical from top to bottom instead of horizontal.
Or it could be because they keep the curve smaller to avoid the viewable distortion.