Staticmoves Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 A package arrived a few days ago. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 I’ll start this journey by saying, I have thoroughly enjoyed, and still do enjoy my EVO 13.5. And you can turn them into a thing of beauty. my one greatest takeaway tip for any about to embark on an EVO system is, chamber one media basket full of marine pure balls and two squares of filter floss on top. Second chamber heater, ato sensor, and a small bag or purigen ( great flow coverage here. Third chamber return pump and chemipure blue. this is how I’ve had great success with this tank. And religious weekly water changes at 20%. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Some new toys. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 Getting ready to move EVO to alternate location, to make available this location for the new system. I will be keeping the EVO for some fun later as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
chipz Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Cool! I'm upgrading my Biocube 29 to a Red Sea system shortly, and also just getting started with an Evo 13.5 as my desktop tank. Looks like you did nice things with your Evo, and I look forward to seeing what you do with your new system. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 10 hours ago, chipz said: Cool! I'm upgrading my Biocube 29 to a Red Sea system shortly, and also just getting started with an Evo 13.5 as my desktop tank. Looks like you did nice things with your Evo, and I look forward to seeing what you do with your new system. The EVO is a great little tank to work with. lots of support for it as well. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Good build quality. going to install a shelf in top of the cabinet, all the way across, with just enough head room for dosing pump, food and supplements. As long as it does not hinder maintenance of skimmer and other items. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 The relocation of the EVO 13.5 to the family room. Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Wow nice new system. I like that your also keeping the Evo. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 All relocated to family room. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 The levelling starts. under the watchful eye of my Black Keys poster.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Levelling pretty much complete Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 Time for a little reefscape action. i hired a team of professionals to handle this 4 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 Alright, give me a hand with your thoughts on this scape. there is going to be 1” of pink Fiji. so base stones will be half buried. 2 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Alright, give me a hand with your thoughts on this scape. there is going to be 1” of pink Fiji. so base stones will be half buried. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Alright, the team and I have rejigged the scape. roast it for me guys. pros, cons, likes, dislikes. go! 2 Quote Link to comment
chipz Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 I love the tall skinny arch on this second scape. Are you planning to use the rightmost and leftmost rocks as islands to contain corals that can get out of control? If so, I might move them a smidge further, or make sure all of the base rock is completely buried in the sand. If not, I might scootch them in closer so that they become part of the main structure. Just my two cents! Quote Link to comment
IceParrot Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 What type of coral are you planning to put in it? If softies or LPS I think that scale looks pretty good. If SPS I would suggest doing a lower scape with more horizontal surface area. Quote Link to comment
Grandpa mike Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Hi, I'm actually looking to start a nano with a 13.5 evo. Do you have any posts about how you went about setting this up and what maintenance looked like? Also any advice about what types of fish it can handle. I'm new to the whole nano tank world. I've been mostly working with larger 40 to 120 gallon tanks. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 2 hours ago, chipz said: I love the tall skinny arch on this second scape. Are you planning to use the rightmost and leftmost rocks as islands to contain corals that can get out of control? If so, I might move them a smidge further, or make sure all of the base rock is completely buried in the sand. If not, I might scootch them in closer so that they become part of the main structure. Just my two cents! I am using as a sort of island. But not adding any coral that would be fast invasive. it will be mixed reef. LPS and SPS. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 hours ago, chipz said: I love the tall skinny arch on this second scape. Are you planning to use the rightmost and leftmost rocks as islands to contain corals that can get out of control? If so, I might move them a smidge further, or make sure all of the base rock is completely buried in the sand. If not, I might scootch them in closer so that they become part of the main structure. Just my two cents! I am using as a sort of island. But not adding any coral that would be fast invasive. it will be mixed reef. LPS and SPS. Added a light to the cabinet. just wave your hand in front of sensor. 1 Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/18/2020 at 5:48 PM, Grandpa mike said: Hi, I'm actually looking to start a nano with a 13.5 evo. Do you have any posts about how you went about setting this up and what maintenance looked like? Also any advice about what types of fish it can handle. I'm new to the whole nano tank world. I've been mostly working with larger 40 to 120 gallon tanks. Thanks. Hey I PMed you. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 Getting ready to transfer rock scape layout to tank. Quote Link to comment
Staticmoves Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Getting ready to transfer rock scape layout to tank. The tank Quote Link to comment
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