fluval 5gal reef, back in the hobby again

[thrillreefer]

This is very impressive given that size! Sorry to hear about your acans, always tough to lose a coral.

I bought the Fluval 5 last March, got it out of the box and said, nope! Too small. So I sent it back for the 13.5, which I’ve been enjoying. How do you even work in that tank?? Long foreceps? I have enough trouble retrieving stuff from the bigger one

 

[Fishguy]

yeah, it does take a collection of tweezers and tongs.

I can just barely get my fingers to the sand bed without bumping the primary rockwork, but that'll pretty near overflow the tank. In retrospect the 13.5 would have been a much better thing to do but making this thing work.

sorting out adding another/larger refugium as well as inline UV.. But I'm still in the stage of buying more of the incorrect hose barb/reducers of the internet. soon both the UV and my new second hand hosebarb emporium ebay store will be up and running.

 

[LaxFrags]

Your aquascape is so cool

 

[Fishguy]

Current shot, added the yellow open brain this weekend, favia and mini blastos couple weeks ago.
Still just unable to do SPS, if I cant get this misc greenish acro to come around..

was able to unload the GSP that was claiming a lot of real-estate as well as some zoas and mushrooms that have propagated well and didn't require any actual fragging.. traded for the hi-liter yellow Trachy.

 

[Fishguy]

FB reminded me this is technically the my reef's birthday, added fish and first corals a year ago.

added some new zoas this weekend, finally got some Rastsas!
been on the hunt for a yellow clown goby, ready for fish #2!

 

[Fishguy]

Got a yellow goby, 2x as many fish now.
Found the one fish small enough for a six-line wrasse to intimidate.

 

[Fishguy]

finally found a small enough protein skimmer.. and the nerve to attempt disturbing the rockwork enough to make room for it.

reef-glass mini skimmer.
pretty dead simple and tiny, hopefully it starts collecting soon enough.