Nice one, man - sorry I missed this video last year as Google sends me no updates on any channel and has unsubscribed me from hundreds (including yours). If you need any media for future projects just give me a ring any time no worries. Best wishes for 2021.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper In coming back to answer this I found I was unsubscribed again - it's ridiculous now, lol Ring me any time if you need anything, no worries.
either of you could answer this if you guys see it, would the biohome gravel not be a better option here? not criticising Im just trying to learn as I am getting this tank and was basically planning the same upgrade as you but with the gravel.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper thanks for responding, I thought maybe you went with that because it is a bit more porous than the bio gravel, im undecided on which way to go but at least I know it will hold 1kg of media so more than enough for the tank haha
I have Biohome ultimate marine media in a zipper bag in the pump chamber, 2lbs fits comfortably and it stays clean. The filter it comes with leave a bit to be desired. It's coarse and really hard to get in and out once it's wet. 4 Foam replacement filter pads for the Fluval 404/406 canaster filter fit perfect in the center chamber if you cut 3in off the top. Some filter floss on the side closest to the pump in an L shape so it covers the bottom keeps everything wedges in place. I have my heater in the first chamber but setting it up like this you still have room for the skimmer if you want. You actually get much more filter surface area doing it this way.
Great upgrades! I always put chemical filtration last but if it works for you, good stuff! Its a shame the pump can't be moved higher so another bag of biological can be squeezed in... but I do like ott filtration 😁
Hey man, How did you get along with using the sponges and 3 layers of floss? Did you find the pump section was always lower? did you keep it with sponge or swap for floss only?
Thats entirely up to you, if you are going more towards coral than fish fill your boots. With a tank so small, filtration is great but you still need to be vigilant with maintenance. If you are going with more than 2 fish stick with duncans zoas hammers anenome. If you just doing 2 clowns just go for it. I have a friend who has a 60ltr with a HOB filter and no skimmer... his tank is amazing but he does 20% water change 3 times a week, removes detritus with a turkey baseder... if your willing to put the work in. The world is your oyster
Just querying the centre column, due to the hole positioning, would the water flow just go through the bottom bag of media in centre column, therefore not allowing anaerobic bacterial population of the upper bags?
Good video! We've had our Evo running since last september! I'm currently looking at a new pump, have you considered upgrading yours and if so, to what?
Im planning on doing the same, but i do have lots of expensive black sand left over from other freshwater tanks so can i use that for a couple of clowns or does it have to be substrate specifically for marine?
i wish i had seen this 2 years ago. I get an awful lot of junk in chamber 1 and 2. im running a filter pad under my floss after the surface skimmer then purigen and after that carbon
That's the hobby in a nut shell... everyone makes mistakes and what works for me may not work you. Depending on how many fish you have in there I would get rid of the skimmer and put filter pads in instead and then introduce more bio media. Lose the carbon too unless your removing something?
I currently have the default media the tank came with if I wanted to upgrade it would you go chamber by chamber? How would you replace the middle filtration?
I wouldnt class myself as an expert mate 😊 I've always said what works for me may not work for the viewers. There's just too many variables. There is a great deal of snobbery in salt water and this ideal that you have to spend thousands but i couldn't disagree more with the norm... 🤷♂️
You could do but you may as well just buy a standard tank and a reef light. Kind of defeats the object of buying the tank if you are going to pull it apart?
@@HobbyistFishkeeper the only reason I wanted to do that is because I already have the fluval evo and I'm not ready to have two tanks and also I got it pretty cheap from ebay, but the idea of having a bit more space in the tank and having extra water capacity from the filter canister makes sense, I'll give it a try soon and let you know how it goes 👍
@@HobbyistFishkeeper thanks so much, just a random question has anyone ever thought or did an external filtration for this system? Just as a filtration super upgrade. Thanks.
I would argue that you dont need a p skimmer in a tank this small if you have decent mechanical and biological filtration. A p skimmer sticking out of the top would make this awesome sleek setup just a bit unsightly and noisy. If you you dont get an intank chamber box I would still recommend mechanical in that first chamber then pack the middle with biohome. I've even added a bag to the third now. Thanks for watching.
@@HobbyistFishkeeper Thank you - if i were to go ahead with this tank i would probably do what you did as it seems to be a much better route. Hope to see some more update videos and content about the tank soon
Why do you say this... just curious as to your take on it... I'm in process of setting up an Evo 13.5 for my daughter, and like it enough I'm wanting another one, as well as the big 32.5g flex... Waterflow in the sump sections could be a touch better, but this looks to work fine... I plan to add the chamber 1 basket for when I'm not skimming, and when skimming use the foam block, when not skimming i don't know what I will even put in the 2nd compartment....as the in tank basket 1 will have mechanical and chemical sections covered... maybe chamber 2 basket filled with bio media, but that is taken care of with live rock and circulation... once mature I plan to basically run a heater and the foam block for mechanical filtration, and skim once in a while....along with weekly water changes... how much filtration do you think this little nano needs???
So errrrrrrrrrm* instead of tossing the skimmer why don’t you throw the ceramic things from the original filtration system to the fancy one you got and just replace the original… still using the skimmer where it’s intended. The original has carbon…. Which you are already using. Aswell as the foam which needs to be cleaned anyway
