bluegreen Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 (edited) Hey everyone, this is the journal of my first saltwater tank. I keep a pretty close eye on it since I spend most of the week working in my studio. The Tank Specs/List of stuff I'm using/doing Live Sand Life Rock 2gal water change per week (maybe reduce qty?) Tank: Fluval EVO 13.5Lighting: StockHeater: EHEIM 50WCirculation: Hydor 240Skimmer: NoneFiltration: StockTop-Off: NoneDosing: NoneController: None Just after cycling 6.4.18 Fish Fancy Ocellaris Clown Invertebrates Red Leg Hermit Crab Blue Leg Hermit Crab Skunk Cleaner Shrimp Corals Green Star Polyp Wish List (Im a beginner so still trying to research and figure out what will work. So this list is more of what catches my eye not really a plan. Would love input and suggestions!) Fish Fire Fish Darwin Clown Goby/Pistol Shrimp Combo Blenny Coral Zoas Birds Nest (Is this even possible with the stock light?) Edited June 4, 2018 by bluegreen Updating Pictures 5 Quote Link to comment
WV Reefer Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, bluegreen said: Hey everyone, this is the journal of my first saltwater tank. I keep a pretty close eye on it since I spend most of the week working in my studio. The Tank Specs/List of stuff I'm using/doing Live Sand Life Rock 2gal water change per week (maybe reduce qty?) Tank: Fluval EVO 13.5Lighting: StockHeater: EHEIM 50WCirculation: Hydor 240Skimmer: NoneFiltration: StockTop-Off: NoneDosing: NoneController: None This picture is from when I just finished cycling, will update with more pictures soon... Fish Fancy Ocellaris Clown Invertebrates Red Leg Hermit Crab Blue Leg Hermit Crab Corals Green Star Polyp Wish List (Im a beginner so still trying to research and figure out what will work. So this list is more of what catches my eye not really a plan. Would love input and suggestions!) Fish Fire Fish Darwin Clown Goby/Pistol Shrimp Combo Blenny Coral Zoas Birds Nest (Is this even possible with the stock light?) Very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
LogistcalReefer Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 looking good, look forward to seeing how it turns out, i'm doing a office nano myself and keeping my setup simple as well. 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Welcome to the community @bluegreen! 👋 Birdsnest and other SPS coral may be difficult with the stock lighting, but I think you should follow your heart towards zoanthids and other soft coral. There's so many great options just in that genre alone, and they won't need such intense lighting like SPS. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Very nice rock scape! These are nice looking tanks. 1 Quote Link to comment
nsousa Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Scape looks great!. I also have an evo they look great for there price point. Just a suggestion get rid of the stock sponge as your tank mature it will become a nitrate factory. I highly recommend the intank media basket. Even makes maintenance easier. 1 Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 yay another EVO! not sure about birdsnest, but I managed to keep montipora and pocillopora under the stock light for some time 1 Quote Link to comment
bluegreen Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/2/2018 at 8:57 AM, WV Reefer said: Very nice! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment
bluegreen Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/2/2018 at 10:19 AM, nsousa said: Scape looks great!. I also have an evo they look great for there price point. Just a suggestion get rid of the stock sponge as your tank mature it will become a nitrate factory. I highly recommend the intank media basket. Even makes maintenance easier. Do they make one specifically for the EVO? Quote Link to comment
bluegreen Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 On 6/2/2018 at 10:52 AM, Lugmos12 said: yay another EVO! not sure about birdsnest, but I managed to keep montipora and pocillopora under the stock light for some time Nice, yeah I think my birdsnest dreams may have to stay in my dreams. Where did you position the montipora and pocillopora? Also what species? Quote Link to comment
nsousa Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, bluegreen said: Do they make one specifically for the EVO? Yes they do. Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 8 hours ago, bluegreen said: Nice, yeah I think my birdsnest dreams may have to stay in my dreams. Where did you position the montipora and pocillopora? Also what species? I have pocillopora damicornis and red montipora setosa. they are high up in the tank about 3-4" from the light. 1 Quote Link to comment
bluegreen Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 6/4/2018 at 2:56 PM, nsousa said: Yes they do. Thanks, looking into this...how should I go about switching it out? Do I need to be concerned of the established bio filter? Can I just swap and be good to go? Quote Link to comment
bluegreen Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 6/4/2018 at 11:07 PM, Lugmos12 said: I have pocillopora damicornis and red montipora setosa. they are high up in the tank about 3-4" from the light. Nice, I may have to look into this further down the road. Just got my first LPS two days ago (Darwin Hammer Euphyllia)! Quote Link to comment
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