Fluval Evo 13.5 Build - First Aquarium!
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Oh jeez! It's been like almost 2 months since I've been on R2R! Summer's just been super duper busy, tank hasn't changed much but I recently went to Aquashella in Chicago and it was super cool! Didn't have a lot of $$$ to spend, but I got a nice digi (my first sps!) and a button scolly! I'll also post some recent pics here soon!
Time to go take a look at your thread!
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Hi everyone! As of today, it is technically Day 193 of my tank running. Not much has changed since my last update. A lot of growth has happened though! My acans are pushing out a lot of babies, my mushroom dropped approximately five babies, and my candy cane has pretty much split into four heads! My zoas are also pushing out a lot of polyps as well.
Most recently, I have added a forest fire digi and a button scolly to my tank! Here are some photos (they haven't fully settled in yet!):
Most recently, I have added a forest fire digi and a button scolly to my tank! Here are some photos (they haven't fully settled in yet!):
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The tank is really starting to fill out with corals!! Looks awesome dude!!
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Just went through your thread today. Your tank has really come on beautifully. Your frogspawn looks magnificent.
A quick question, if I may. Did you start your corals on the sand bed and move them in to position later?
A quick question, if I may. Did you start your corals on the sand bed and move them in to position later?
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Thank you!! My frog is one of my favorite pieces!
Honestly, I started out with only a few (like 2-3) hardy corals on my rocks and didn't have anything in the sand. I kind of wanted to wait for all the uglies to get out of the sand earlier on as well. I may have temporarily held some corals in the sand while waiting to figure out a spot or for them to settle in. I did this with my hammer and candy cane.
Eventually, a few months later, I ended up buying some acans and decided to keep those in the sand!
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Thanks for the info.
I have our first LPS, a Hammer, arriving in under two hours. Obviously very excited. We will also get a Duncan on another delivery today as well.
I notice you have your powerhead below the inlet for the return flow. I had it ours there initially but worried it would push detritus away from the return. Am I worrying too much?
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Of course! I'm excited to see your new coral! I love duncans and hammers are awesome! I've got to say that LPS / euphyllia are some of my favorite coral
My powerhead is currently in the middle of that back wall, the magnet is in my second chamber of the fluval. I do have it pointed towards the first chamber as much as I can. The reasoning behind this is that when I tried putting it in my third chamber, my frogspawn and torches were getting blasted with way too much flow even on the lowest setting. The placement of my powerhead there is solely for the sake of my coral getting decent flow based on my rockscape.
I've seen many different placements of powerheads on the fluval, and most work just fine! Honestly just depends on the aquascape and coral placement usually. I do have flow going into my return, I obviously wouldn't want it getting pushed away. I think your placement is just fine! That's what CUC is for too! I think some of the crew I have eat detritus.
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Thanks of the reply mate. I'm still trying to find powerhead placement that works for my coral. I upgraded my return pump to a Sicce "Silent" Syncra 1.0 and though the increased flow is welcome the noise is not.Of course! I'm excited to see your new coral! I love duncans and hammers are awesome! I've got to say that LPS / euphyllia are some of my favorite coral
My powerhead is currently in the middle of that back wall, the magnet is in my second chamber of the fluval. I do have it pointed towards the first chamber as much as I can. The reasoning behind this is that when I tried putting it in my third chamber, my frogspawn and torches were getting blasted with way too much flow even on the lowest setting. The placement of my powerhead there is solely for the sake of my coral getting decent flow based on my rockscape.
I've seen many different placements of powerheads on the fluval, and most work just fine! Honestly just depends on the aquascape and coral placement usually. I do have flow going into my return, I obviously wouldn't want it getting pushed away. I think your placement is just fine! That's what CUC is for too! I think some of the crew I have eat detritus.
I'll wait on my new lights before sharing more pics. It took two days to get from The Netherlands to Scotland (looks like they used a biplane), with a further 48 hours in customs. It cleared customs at 09:03 this morning. Hopefully will be with me some time on Saturday.
Looking at your's and other Fluval Evos I'm having a re-think on my rock scape. Thanks so much for the advice.
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No problem! It doesn't hurt to experiment and see where you get the best flow, it took me a bit to find a place that works! I currently have the Sicce Syncra 0.5, and I'm pretty happy with it. It's not the strongest return, but that's where my powerhead helps. I know a lot of people also have the 1.0, but I've heard complaints about it being too much flow out of the return for some people in such a small tank. That, and I have my tank in my bedroom so I wanted to make sure it's a bit quieter.
And sounds good, I look forward to seeing some. What lights did you pick up!
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