Fluval 5g evo restart!

[John6911]

Hi guys brand new to the site! Here is my rebuilt evo 5g tank. The mods include in-tank media basket, aqueon 600 pump, lower chamber plug, frag zone purple rocks that I glued together to make my aqua scape . Arag alive Fiji pink sand. Stock lights but I have 2 nano fluval sea lights to try and figure out how to mount. Live stock are 2 baby snowflake clownfish one black one white and orange.  3 nassarious snails to battle the diatoms . I used one bottle of dr Tim’s new tank bacteria . Updates to come soon. 

[debbeach13]

I love that scape! Good luck with your tank.

[John6911]

Thank you 

[Poison Dart Frog]

The Fluval Sea nano light is pretty good. I think you'll like it. I have one on my 5.5 gallon tank and it's pretty good for coral growth. I just cut a section out of the lid and mounted the light to the back glass, centered on the tank. 

[John6911]

Do you have a picture of the light mounted?

[Poison Dart Frog]

22 hours ago, John6911 said:

Do you have a picture of the light mounted?

I just used an exacto knife to cut the plastic. And I added some clear mesh over the opening. 

[John6911]

Looks great 

[Tired]

It's a nice tank with an interesting scape, but it's not going to be big enough for those baby clowns for long. Both in terms of moving space and bio-load, they need more room- a 10g is really the bare minimum for clowns. 5gal tanks are appropriate for small gobies and tiny blennies, and that's about it. 

[John6911]

On 4/14/2020 at 9:07 PM, Poison Dart Frog said:

I just used an exacto knife to cut the plastic. And I added some clear mesh over the opening. 

Where did you get the clear mesh from? 

16 hours ago, Tired said:

It's a nice tank with an interesting scape, but it's not going to be big enough for those baby clowns for long. Both in terms of moving space and bio-load, they need more room- a 10g is really the bare minimum for clowns. 5gal tanks are appropriate for small gobies and tiny blennies, and that's about it. 

I picked this up for my birthday last week once it’s up and running it will be perfect for them thanks for the input! 

[Tired]

Ah, excellent! That's a great size for a pair of clowns and a scattering of assorted other creatures. Any ideas what you want in this tank after the clowns move out? 

[John6911]

On 4/14/2020 at 9:07 PM, Poison Dart Frog said:

I just used an exacto knife to cut the plastic. And I added some clear mesh over the opening. 

Where did you purchase the mesh from?

[Poison Dart Frog]

On 5/2/2020 at 6:43 PM, John6911 said:

Where did you purchase the mesh from?

I ordered it on amazon. I ordered the smallest amount available but it was still way more than I needed. Just search for "clear aquarium mesh screen" or something similar. Also, the new tank looks really cool. I think it uses the same app for the light that came with it as the Fluvial Sea nano light.