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Wire Management Tips for Your Aquarium

Posted on 2020/08/21 by Nate
Our freshwater tank, a Fluval Spec V, has always had equipment space limited to a nearby storage box.  I do my best to keep it organized, but it’s somewhat hopeless.  When I started the EVO sa... Read More
Accessories for the Fluval EVO 13.5 marine aquarium

Project Evo Marine Part 7: Accessories and Upgrades for the Fluval EVO 13.5

Posted on 2020/07/292020/07/30 by Nate
Beyond the basics that I covered in Part 1 of our EVO 13.5 series, I have a few other upgrade products that I wanted to include in our build. If you are on a budget, I’d consider all of these as... Read More
Mixing salt for a marine aquarium

Project EVO Marine Part 6: How to Mix Saltwater for a Nano Aquarium

Posted on 2020/07/282020/12/25 by Nate
At this stage of our Fluval EVO Marine journey, we’ve got the RODI system in place and pumping out stripped down water that will serve as a base for mixing our own saltwater.  It’s as goo... Read More
activated carbon filter media for fluval EVO aquarium

Project Evo Marine Part 5: Fluval Evo Filtration Mods and Filter Media Options

Posted on 2020/05/302020/12/27 by Nate
One aspect of research for our new EVO nano aquarium got of hand real quick: filtration media options.  For a number of reasons that have touched on in Part 1 (and will reiterate below), I decided to... Read More
modify furniture for a nano saltwater aquarium

How to Modify Furniture for a Saltwater Nano Aquarium Stand

Posted on 2020/05/242020/12/25 by Nate
I discussed in “Project EVO Marine Part 2: Aquarium Stand and Placement” that one of the great benefits of nano AIO (All-In-One) aquariums is that you can use regular furniture pieces as ... Read More
dry rock aquascaping for a nano reef aquarium

Project EVO Marine Part 4: Aquascaping for a Nano Reef Aquarium

Posted on 2020/05/052020/05/30 by Nate
Everything up to this point in our EVO 13.5 build series has been fairly sterile as far as decisions.  Now it’s time to tackle something a bit more organic – choosing what type of hardsca... Read More
Liquigen RODI Unit for Nano Reef Aquarium

Project EVO Marine Part 3: RODI Setup for a Nano Aquarium

Posted on 2020/04/172020/05/21 by Nate
One thing that came up over and over in my research of saltwater aquariums was the need to use RODI water (Reverse Osmosis, Deionized) as the base for mixing saltwater.  It seemed compromising on thi... Read More
aquarium stand for fluval evo 13.5

Project EVO Marine Part 2: Aquarium Stand and Placement

Posted on 2020/04/072020/08/02 by Nate
We put quite a bit of thought and planning into the stand for our new EVO 13.5 nano reef as well as the location.  This is for good reason – Much of the enjoyment and functionality of our new a... Read More
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