Fluval edge 6G

[Sebas]

Hello,

 

I just set up my first 6G reef tank. I will be keeping a small journal over here to show the progression.

The tank is cycling for 3 weeks now. 

 

I'm keeping it simple, so for equipment i'm only using:

- Tank: Fluval edge 6G

- Heater: Eheim 50w

- Powerhead: Hydor Koralia 1600

- Light: Kessil a160we tuna blue

 

For filtration i'm only using:

- Dry Rock (I used seachem stability to get the tank started)

- Live sand

 

No external filtration or skimmer, just frequent waterchanges. 50% every two weeks with water from my lfs.

 

For stocking i'm planning on doing a lps dominated reef, with a fire shrimp.

 

Greetings,

Sebastiaan

 

 

[tk-it-ez]

Looks great. 👍 and  to Nano Reef

[jarviz]

hydor 1600 in a  6gal? that's about 400gph... isn't that completely overkill? My 10gal tank with the 240 is already pushing the fish and corals pretty hard. i'm trying to downsize my pump lol. 

[Sebas]

10 hours ago, jarviz said:

hydor 1600 in a  6gal? that's about 400gph... isn't that completely overkill? My 10gal tank with the 240 is already pushing the fish and corals pretty hard. i'm trying to downsize my pump lol. 

There is a dessant amount off flow in the tank, but the sand doesn't even move that much.

 

I went a little bigger, because it's the only filtration in the tank. I can always downsize if necessary.

 

 

[debbeach13]

Looks nice. Welcome to NR.

[nathenvan]

Kessil w160 is gonna be a killer on that tank. Looks nice 

[Sebas]

48 minutes ago, nathenvan said:

Kessil w160 is gonna be a killer on that tank. Looks nice 

Killer? Do you mean this in a positive way? 😅

[nathenvan]

On 2/8/2021 at 2:39 PM, Sebas said:

Killer? Do you mean this in a positive way? 😅

Definitely in a positive way. 👍

[jarviz]

On 2/8/2021 at 3:47 AM, Sebas said:

There is a dessant amount off flow in the tank, but the sand doesn't even move that much.

 

I went a little bigger, because it's the only filtration in the tank. I can always downsize if necessary.

 

 

I wouldn't expect the sand to move at all, especially since it looks like you have some larger grain sand. But i think 400gph would decimate your corals in that tank... unless you only plan on doing sps or high flow corals? 

 

wait.. you don't have any mechanical filtration? 

[Sebas]

On 2/11/2021 at 5:58 AM, jarviz said:

I wouldn't expect the sand to move at all, especially since it looks like you have some larger grain sand. But i think 400gph would decimate your corals in that tank... unless you only plan on doing sps or high flow corals? 

 

wait.. you don't have any mechanical filtration? 

 

 

 

 

[Sebas]

The flow diffuses after hitting the front window.

 

The tank is now running 4-5 weeks. I added one hermit crab and an euphyllia a few days ago.

The Torch isn't blown over from too much flow, as you can see. 

 

 

Algae are nowhere to be seen. I spot feed the hermit crab some Nori, every 3-4 days.

I added the hermit to further initiate the bacterial culture.

 

Indeed, I only use biological filtration. No Hob, no skimmer,...

 

Besides a fire shrimp, no livestock is going to be added. CoralsOnly. I think the tank would be to small for any fish.

 

 

 

 

 

[Sebas]

Hi, here is my 10 week running update.

 

Setup:

No changes in equipment

 

Filtration:

No changes, only rock and sand

 

Live stock:

1 Euphyllia Torch purple

11 Zoa utter chaos

4 Zoa scrambled eggs

1 Cleaner shrimp

1 Hermit crab

 

I've had a small diatom outbreak, but

The hermits crab + waterchanges every other week, did the job to keep it under controle.

 

In the near future i want to expant the zoa garden.

All tips are welcome.

 

 

 

[jarviz]

On 2/17/2021 at 2:15 PM, Sebas said:

The flow diffuses after hitting the front window.

 

The tank is now running 4-5 weeks. I added one hermit crab and an euphyllia a few days ago.

The Torch isn't blown over from too much flow, as you can see. 

 

 

Algae are nowhere to be seen. I spot feed the hermit crab some Nori, every 3-4 days.

I added the hermit to further initiate the bacterial culture.

 

Indeed, I only use biological filtration. No Hob, no skimmer,...

 

Besides a fire shrimp, no livestock is going to be added. CoralsOnly. I think the tank would be to small for any fish.

 

 

 

 

 

I have a firefish and clown in my 10gal, i can't get my nitrates above 0 with a little bit of macro in there. They seem to get along fine. I would think a single firefish would probably be ok in your tank if you are interested in getting a fish.