Cycling a new aquarium is somewhat exciting. Kind-of like watching paint dry or organizing your junk drawer. I kid, but it is an important process to setup a good foundation for your saltwater Sha...Read More
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
Patience is a virtue in the Marine Aquarium hobby. It has been difficult waiting for all the other pieces (aquarium stand, RODI system, saltwater mixing, hardscape) to be in place, but finally –...Read More
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
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
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
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
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