Making a nano reef tank from start to finish

Making a nano reef tank from start to finish | Fluval Evo 13.5 AIO

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2 жыл бұрын

I like plants and I also like my coral!😅
I thought I'd film myself setting up my nano reef tank (13.5 gallons) because my coral bring me joy and I hope they will for you, too. When I moved from my apartment into a house two hours away, it was very stressful for my coral and I ended up overheating a temporary tank. Don't do that! I knew I had to get my coral into a better tank before I lost more of them.
For the Fluval Evo 13.5, I used live rock from my previous two 5 gallon tanks, and added new live sand. The light I use is a Fluval Marine which can be programmed through the Fluval app on a smart phone.
#reeftank #nanoreeftank #nanoreef #tankbuild
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Пікірлер: 33

@simonark1176 8 ай бұрын

Cool video Haniya! Just found your channel today. Im a newbie to fish keeping (tropical). Once I'm more experienced I'd love to try a reef tank also. Good on you for diving in and experimenting. Keep us up to date on your journey please 🙏 Good luck and all the best 👍

@HaniyaRae 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Reef tanks are a bit more work up front but I’ve let mine go without a water change for awhile now ha!

@elijah304 2 жыл бұрын

This was super interesting! Thank you for sharing your adventure with us 😄

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! It was definitely a different video for me but I hope it was helpful in some way, haha

@Michaels-Reef 2 жыл бұрын

I have the same tank. And i do soft coral dominant. My tank has been going for 9 months i used 3 beneficial bacteria starters and my tank dosnt grow alge like yours

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

@@Michaels-Reef The algae is actually left over from a tank that was very near a window and didn't have a proper filter on it, so the algae grew pretty crazy. My Mexican Turbo snails seem to be taking care of it now, though!

@jamessaltern2866 2 жыл бұрын

So much to learn !!! Hope you do lots of home work . Sps will not like the light and will likely die soon . Vast amount of algea! Brush it off! Good luck with it !

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I'm going to do an update video! I pulled off most of the algae and added more snails to help. I'm also just sticking with the LPS and softies for now :) Not sure I am ready for SPS

@blueredfinch 2 жыл бұрын

Didn't know you into salt water tank, very cool. Thanks for sharing the fun

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It's still a new hobby but I love the look of a nice tank. Hoping I can get mine to that point someday haha

@T4CO1776 Жыл бұрын

dont need a cycled tank fir most. i started day one with 2 torches, gsp, a duncan and a hammer. all looked great and did fine throughout the cycle

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I know I read that from Randy Holmes-Farley! I tried it in my 5 gallon evo and then this one

@daveledoux3535 Жыл бұрын

I would of cleaned the algae off the rock first but good job

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've learned a lot in the last few months and I'm definitely going to clean the algae when I upgrade soon D:

@JoshWalshMusic 2 жыл бұрын

I learned a lot from this. Thanks for sharing, Haniya!

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thanks so much for watching, Josh!! This was one of my first CJS video attempts haha

@Mykeysdaily Жыл бұрын

You just need a toothbrush and scrub off that algae, so it doesn't kill your coral! I have a 80gal reef tank but just picked up this fluval tank today(:

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! I’ve just been picking it off with hands but I’ll try the brush next

@leeandmandybattersby5958 Жыл бұрын

love these tanks i have the same one on my channel

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

Oh thanks I’ll have to go watch!

@ryanm347 14 күн бұрын

Never put water in before sand that why it so cloudy

@bahamareefer Жыл бұрын

Subscribed! Have you added fish? Would love to see!

@HaniyaRae Жыл бұрын

I just did!! I’m planning to do an update soon. Thanks for watching!

@reefnordeste568 2 жыл бұрын

why you didnt remove the algae on the plugs and rock? this is no good for the corals long term! good luck on reefing, its amazing

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I'm still learning! I'm pulling it off now and getting more guys to eat it!

@fixalot0 3 ай бұрын

What heater you have

@HaniyaRae 2 ай бұрын

I just have the fluval heater: amzn.to/4a4wcZY

@ryanm347 14 күн бұрын

Rocks full of hair algea

@keith6744 2 жыл бұрын

You should have gotten most of that green hair algae off the rock before you did all this

@HaniyaRae 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! New to this 😅

@keith6744 2 жыл бұрын

@@HaniyaRae we all start somewhere your all good, a siphon and toothbrush on your next water change will get a lot of it out 👍🏽