New fluval flex

[Mimi123]

Hi,
I've spent the last 4 years enjoying tropical fish keeping and have recently transitioned to saltwater. I have the new fluval flex 15 gallon version and was wondering what sort of fish/ invertebrates I could keep in there. "Nemo" is a must as it will be a family tank
I would also eventually want to get corals but don't want to change the light the tank already has. Does anyone else have this tank and is keeping cora with those lights? They're LEDs and admittedly more suitable for freshwater but they are 11w, LUX: 2500, 7500k.
Thanks for the help!

 

[bo0sted2g]

The 2500-7500k spectrum is more suited to grow plants and algae rather than coral.

11watts is also likely not enough to support corals either. For comparison I use a 36watt led to grow macro algae in my sump. Which 36watts isn't even enough for corals. I doubt your going to be able to make a nano reef in that tank without switching out the light.


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[Mimi123]

Ok, thank you for the advice. Guess I'll stick with a FOWLR setup for now.
Another question I has is that this tank has a pretty big section at the back for the filter with 3 sections, very similar to a sump. What sort of extra media could I put in there? Ceramic rings? Filter floss? Which is more useful for saltwater?

 

[[]V[]addog]

i saw one of these at my LFS and i was thinking about grabbing it to do something similar. all contained and clean, heater and filtration out of the tank you can stick this small tank almost anywhere. I;d take out the middle section with the built in section. Id make a basket out of egg crate and fill it full of bio media if put floss between section 1/2.
I'd look in to micro skimmers also and try and fit it in somewhere.
I was hoping this site would have more people that have attempted this tank that I could get some more ideas.

 

[[]V[]addog]

i grabbed it.... lol, stay tuned.

 

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[rookbartley]

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[rookbartley]

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