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- We have had a bunch of Fluval kit aquariums so as Karagen moves into saltwater it only makes sense to try out one of their newest selections in that line. The EVO 13.5 gallon has been an interesting mix of things we liked with their other models and new purpose built amenities with saltwater in mind.
Links for stuff from this video:
EVO Aquarium
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Live Sand
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Matrix Biomedia (unseasoned)
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More on this tank:
Length - (display) 18 5/8", (w/ overflow) 22"
Width - 11 1/2"
Height - 12 1/2", (w/ steepled top) 14"
11000K high-output LED is appropriate for healthy coral growth
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Glass aquarium with cover
LED lighting system
Safe, low-voltage transformer
Circulation pump with output nozzle
Fluval foam filter block with handle
Fluval activated carbon insert
Fluval BioMax insert
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Seems like your daughter is going to stay on the straight and narrow. Great dad and a great TH-cam channel.
I realize it is quite randomly asking but does anyone know of a good place to watch newly released series online ?
@Sage Cristian i would suggest Flixzone. You can find it by googling =)
@Sage Cristian i use FlixZone. Just search on google for it :)
@Sage Cristian try Flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
Fantastic!! I have 22 fresh water tanks and decided to start salt water 7 months ago. Now have a 60 and 90 gallon saltwater tanks in the house. Look forward to seeing the progress!!!
Chronicles of Chris' Fishroom. How much more time and money do you think you've spent compared to salt? I've been thinking about setting one up. The initial cost seems a little prohibitive. I would want a reef tank making it even more expensive.
Getting this exact tank! Can't wait to see how you all do.
SALT WATER tank is the next step in the hobby I hope to learn a lot of you guys
escuela de acuarios online it definitely is super fun to learn about!
Really enjoyed this unboxing. Looking forward to seeing your journey.
great work guys. great to see kids doing any hobby with parents. look forward to future vids! much respect guys!
awesome job! tank looks amazing already
Lovely relationship you two have;
And an awesome tank!
best father and daughter how to video on youtube ;)
:)
Welcome to the bright side! =) Nice job setting the tank up.
Just want to say I love all of your content. I've had good and bad experiences with Fluval but I do intend to pick up this bad Larry today to start my first salt water rig. Loved how thorough the video was and like always I just enjoy your personality and way of presenting always useful information. You guys are awesome, thanks for the insight!
Yes. So awesome. I e been waiting for salt forever. Go Karigan
Its pretty neat. I have sent her to your channel too.
Cool. Thanks brothah
the live rock you chose looks great. this viddy makes me all the more want to try salt in the near future.
The Fluval EVO 13.5 is on my wish list for a nano SW setup. Great Video!
These are such awesome products! Top of the line Brand
FLUVAL EVO LOOKS SICK AS 😄😄 TOTALLY AWESOME
Ouch bare rock on glass bottom ! Such a fun video, I just can't wait to see how it develops ! : )
That thumbnail looked suspiciously like a saltwater tank...
And then I find out it is a saltwater tank...
And then that intro LOOOOL
Once again..........I have now bought a tank because of your (and KKLemonade's video). I now have a Spec III and V....and just placed an order for an EVO to start my saltwater journey. Thanks!!
this is a really warm video
Cool video! Been thinking about grabbing one of these, looks pretty good
Nice tank, cool project...thank you
lol that intro is golden
LOL It took a lot of convincing.
nice addition! :)
+j03yYunG Aquariums it is pretty neat.
Awesome video btw yall did great. I did sw tanks in the past. I am getting back into it.
I agree, I wish there was a tank just like this, but for freshwater! So cool! I can't wait for more saltwater videos from KP - I love learning from you guys!
Amy P. There are numerous tanks like this on the market for freshwater.
That are good quality? What are some brands?
Amy P. Fluval Spec line, JBJ, Marineland, Current USA....
You can use this for fresh btw
awesome that I saw this, just set up my own evo 13.5 today, I also noticed some copapodes crawling around and bristle worms? on my live rock and was amazed that life was already in the tank. I will be watching along for the progression of this tank and compare it to my own, also decided to go with the indo-pacific black and white sand 👍🐚🦀🦐🐌🐠
Good buying/Very glad with you
I love these guys!
I love this tank its great!!
Great video!
I love the tank you got it is so beautiful
Welcome to the more exciting side of the hobby. Had freshwater went over to salt water and I’ll never go back.
Thanks for the video!
Nice aquarium
Salt can be both wonderful and an expensive pain in the rear. The fish absolutely can be wonderful; I have a nice bunch in my 75 gal (beware, you'll want a larger tank for many things!), in addition to invertebrates ranging from reef lobsters and shrimp to snails, hermit crabs and mithrax crabs. Actually, most invertebrates are considered a part of the "clean-up crew" and are something you will not want to leave out! My fish include royal grammas, clowns, blue chromis and a couple of varieties I can't even name off-hand. I also have some soft coral of different varieties and even a scallop. Oh, and an urchin. So many fun little things! Load up and enjoy once you get that tank cycled, but of course you'll have to be careful when your tank is smaller and not really "mature" yet..
Water parameters can be a hassle, but thankfully there are many fish and invert varieties that aren't _too_ sensitive. Indeed, those are what I keep. Among the corals, the zoas (zoanthids) are the most forgiving in my experience, and two of the three kinds I have surviving right now are those.
Eric Wood Well said!
Absolutely love the Wayne's World entrance!
Ha! I loved those shows.
Looks like you've put down a lot of weight, Sean! The brisk walks are showing results 👌👌
Thanks its a slow but steady process. :)
I know I’m late but wow she is really knowledgeable about fish! She will be a great fish mom!!!
I enjoyed this video so much you guys. I dont think ill do salt anytime soon but it is a door that is now cracked open.
super fun video ! TY !!
Welcome to the dark side! Looks great. Kudos on taking it slow, even with live rock. In such a small tank bad things can happen fast, lets you get a feel for how it is doing before risking any livestock. If this is the kind of advice given at your store the people in your area are super lucky to have store like that and people like you there!
The gate that clips on the intake is to adjust the water level in the display area
This is great!! A new era for pecktec perhaps? I was wondering if saltwater was ever going to come up. Karagen did a wonderful job - you guys make a good team 👍 Well.....shoot....now I want one of these...gonna throw off my budget again. I just love these self-contained Fluval tanks - 👏💯 Look forward to the next update!
This one is really cool. Im doing my best not to fall in love with it.
you are all great!
Great video I've alway wanted to do a salt tank but was a little intimidated by it..going to watch along & learn..Subbed her channel :)
nicely done,
nice video
Just a question - how many inches/cm do you think the elbow connector is? I need to get another one for my tank
Cool I was thinking about this tank for a nano reef. Just moved everything from my spec II to a 5.5g nano reef.
seems good so far.
Just curious which heater works best for this tank? I just bought an EVO 13.5 and I’m having a hard time finding a heater that fits well back in that compartment!
I like the size and design, can i use it fpr fresh water, do i have to change any specs to make it work?
Perfect
Sorry if I missed it somewhere -- what's the approximate total cost for this setup (including sand and live rock)?? TIA and thanks for a great video. Been eyeing this tank up for some time now!
Cool tank set up. I been doing freshwater tanks for about 35 years. About 20+ years ago I did a nono saltwater tank. I had a couple damsels, a clown fish, a crab, and some live rock. I had the tank running for about 2 years, when I scrapped it and went back to only freshwater tanks due to it was a pain to maintain. I worked at Petco at the time as the animal specialists and directly as the aquatic specialist. The aquatic section I maintained did have saltwater and I was very good at maintaining it. I was able to even keep some exotic species like box fish, as well as the run of the mill fish. Bigger is always better for saltwater, and 40 gallons or more is what is recommended for ease of maintenance. Lots of people do however keep nano tanks. So good luck and I hope you have success.
Thinking about getting this as my first and probably only tank. Aquariums interest me but the price of some of these tank are crazy.. what kind of fish would you guys recommend? I want 2-6 fish+ some kind of cleaner crew.
Nice! You guys are really going to enjoy this tank. I have one and my channel is based around this tank so far. If you ever need help or questions on it reach out! I'll be keeping an eye out for updates.
Thanks Joe!
I was looking around and this looks like it might make a good frag tank. The lights 14000k. I like that honeycomb trim they did, because I hate seeing the waterline from the side and all the mess. I use to not like lids until I had to deal with so much dehydration. Love lids now as they reduce a whole lot of dehydration and it frames in the light so the aquarium glows so lights not leaking out up the walls and on the ceiling. But for those that like to take the top off it still looks good without it and you can hang a kessil light or whatever. That was a good idea they had on that frame support on the bottom. When water drips down the side you can clean it and under the edge of the aquarium because it's up off the furniture.
Nice! Zoanthids and mushrooms (I like rohdactis) would look killer in there with the black sand. Dragons breath macro algae is also quite pretty.
we will look those up thanks!
pecktec
You're welcome!
A great site (if you don't have any local places for coral) for quality coral is uniquecoral.com. They don't have the largest selection around but their prices are pretty good, their coral is very healthy, and their shipping can't be beat. They honor DOA shipments pretty well too.
Ryan Wilson thanks for the suggestion! There's some at the store I work at but I'll check it out!
This is my first aquarium. I am planning on housing a peacock mantis shrimp, and was wondering his I should set up/decorate the tank.
Not sure if you will see this or not but is the black mesh at the top of the tank built into the glass or stuck on the outside? I am thinking about getting one of these tanks and wanted to put a static cling backing on one side. I was not sure if the mesh would cause issues with that or not.
I think it’s stuck to the outside. I bet you could still use that cling stuff though.
just got this tank and cut the pump hose too short. Can't find soft flexible hose like that anywhere. Any suggestions.
Nice little small tank, but with the saltwater tank u need more surface agitation for the gas exchange so please lift at least one of the return nossle up at the edge of the water. Good luck and keep us updating!
Ahh thanks we will do that. I was wondering.
Hey I watch coralfish12g great vids both of you.🙂
Hi, THanks for the video. I am actually debating if I should get this tank or not. the reason why is holding me back is idk if this tank will able to add a cooler from outside as adding additional 2 pie leting the water go throught a cooler then go back to the filter slot
Oh like a chiller? What did you want to put in there?
yes， i wanna add a chiller
One tip I have is to get the protein skimmer for this tank - it'll be your best friend, and make reef keeping a million times easier!
Very cool we have one ordered it just hasn't made it in yet. She will do a video just for it.
can this tank be used for planted freshwater tanks, or is it purely for saltwater?
I fully support this!! You need to start with a 90 though KP.. ) Way to get your "feet wet" in the SW darkside!!
Cute
Still using the lights that comes with the tank.. im new to the hobby , any recommendation on how long do i keep the white lights on , and what about the blue lights ?
Thank you
I start my freshwater tanks at 6 hours a day. Then push them further if algae isn’t an issue.
do you guys think this would be fine for freshwater? I'm in love with it
you will need to change the light but otherwise its the same as the flex.
you can even go saltwater planted setup to tie in with the themes of the other tanks
looks like a cross between the flex and the spec. sweet! what do you think about the Fluval vista?
+Komodospitfire I haven't really explored those yet.
If you want to get your tank cycled quickly I would recommend using Red Sea's Reef Mature kit( It cycles aquariums in 21 days)
Chillers are becoming a thing of the passed... unless you're running metal halides (or other high intensity [hot] lighting), never run AC in the summer, or have extremely heavy duty submerged water pumps running, you're tank likely will never need cooling off.
Running a small tank like that for salt, is going to be a fun challenge... especially if it's your first venture into that side of our hobby.
Can't wait to see the tank evolve!
+RIPPER334 that's right it was those old lights that made it so hot wasn't it. Ok now I remember.
that little out flow adjuster is for the skimmer. depending on how much skim mate is coming out of the skimmer, you adjust the water flow to increase the water going to the skimmer, or decrease the water going to the skimmer.
Ahh ok thanks
what are the actual dimensions of the inside display minus sump space and lid
what did u use to wipe everything down?
Is it okay to use this tank for freshwater?
I support this decision! Hope you have a great time over in the dark side!
Great video !!! Wouldn't this be a better option than the Flex, because of that more powerful light ??
Its close but the light is the wrong color tempature.
pecktec Thanks :)
Is that semi seethrough mesh they have on it removable in any way?
I have heard of commenters removing it. but haven't tried.
What stand are u using?
can you run this as a fresh water tank?
How's the saltwater tank doing?
Besides the saltwater light is there anything else that makes this a better saltwater tank then the flex? Honestly I like the look of the flex better and already have a coral light that I would put on the flex. I simply would remove the flex lid and put a glass or acrylic top on it.
Shane Blair no it’s all about what shape you want. Otherwise they are the same. I put glass and a new light on my flex.
I have a white 15 gal flex not a fan of the white so I have this on order.
The only thing different with this is the space for the protein Skimmer. Take that away and it's the exact same as all the Fluval filter setups. I would buy this and use it for freshwater anyway.
Would I be able to use this as a quarintine tank for my 55gal?
sure just depends on the fish id say.
How many freshwater tanks have you got in the background
I have 12 around the house now.
you should be able to add something pretty quickly due to adding live sand and rock.
Is that tank good for beginners? My friend owns his own shop and sells lots of corals. He said this would be good for a beginner that doesn’t have space for a huge tank.
+Orlando Angulo I think so if you can’t do a bigger one. From what I understand the bigger the better like in freshwater.
what prevents you from using this model as a freshwater tank?
Nothing. But You may want a different light.
That's new 😍😍😍 like 👍👍
wich aquarium below the P ?
I wonder if the light could be changed to better suit freshwater. This is the larger Spec I was hoping for when they released the Flex...
I know that they do make a FW version of this tank... but I can't recall If it's a 5g or a 13.5g.
Can the fluval skimmer fit the flex cutout?
+MP112791 yes it looks just the same.
What is the wattage of the pump?
How many GPH does that pump filter
Excellent where did my previous comment go smh I watched this when u first posted it and left a comment it's gone
No idea!
I'm new to saltwater also..... But I heard that sponge filter that you should get rid of it and they make acrylic media baskets for this tank get them and use for more media because there's not enough for the bacteria you need for a reef tank....also gotta plug that plug because you need flow and them things they have a better one you can upgrade to .....plus I'd get a wave maker you need flow for reef.....they also have things to hide the skimmer if you use one a 3d printed ones