Yo! Thank you so much. Penny was my favorite player growing up, and is still probably my favorite NBA player of all time. Just a genuinely good guy and a great player marred by injuries...
Curious, how does the skit in the return line work? Or I guess, is it just small enough that some water Flores’s out of it, but the majority goes back into the tank?
I do not know for certain, but I don't see any reason why not, especially if you are going for a fish only tank. I'm converting a freshwater 5g tank to saltwater currently...however, I will say that 5g is not much to work with in terms of adding fish. Maybe only one fish and some inverts...
That's awesome man...when I was young I was a huge MJ fan...until he retired the first time....I started following Penny and he became my all-time favorite player. Would've loved to see what he could've done without all the injuries.
That's awesome! I'm sorry I didn't get back to you, been away from the channel for quite some time but might be coming back soon for some updates here and there. You'll love the tank!
Well the issue is that due to the organization of the chambers, the water doesn't cycle through that last chamber very well, the heat trickles into the display.
Here's a tip for all of you I got this tank and you're not satisfied with the flow from the pump. Take the nozzle off the end. It reduces the pump by about half. You'll gain all of the water flow you need by just simply removing the nozzle
The slit in the back wall makes little difference to the flow. I added a hydor nano 240 for flow, I also am using only the biomax pack and a small bag of seachem matrix in the filter compartment, nothing else, a small heater and the hydor nano on the back wall. Water changes, and everything is good. The light supports low flow, low light corals like lps easily enough lighting for those. Too bad you gave it a bum review, I feel you probably neglected the tank to the point it started to fail. Its a small tank and if you don't maintain it, with simple regular maintenance, its will slowly fail to the point where you dislike it and give up on it. Its easier to do the maintenance than to try to revive it later after a period of neglect.
The fluval tanks are great, for what they are..... they function better if you have a decent light. The stock light is a pile of crap. Upgrade to a much more powerful lighting system and a little minor tweaking on the filtration and a tank runs like a charm
I think the EVO 13.5G is the perfect starter saltwater tank...and in my experience, the stock light on the 13.5G worked great! No SPS, but everything else grew and looked good.
@@TheFishTankGuy it's okay but lots of people have had issues with them failing so I just upgraded . But I agree the 13.5 is a good starter size! Although in my experience all of these small tanks are difficult to level off your nitrates.... less water means faster swings
Thanks for the review! I'd like to pickup this tank at some point. I always wanted a small nano tank!
I think it could use some work in terms of the functional design...but it's definitely a nice little tank.
Thanks for the video. I'll be picking up one of these soon. Also, you have a PENNY Poster on the background so, You're cool!
Yo! Thank you so much. Penny was my favorite player growing up, and is still probably my favorite NBA player of all time. Just a genuinely good guy and a great player marred by injuries...
Curious, how does the skit in the return line work? Or I guess, is it just small enough that some water Flores’s out of it, but the majority goes back into the tank?
Hey, great video. Do you know if the regular spec V can be converted to saltwater (fish only) with it's stock equipment? Thanks.
I do not know for certain, but I don't see any reason why not, especially if you are going for a fish only tank. I'm converting a freshwater 5g tank to saltwater currently...however, I will say that 5g is not much to work with in terms of adding fish. Maybe only one fish and some inverts...
Didn't know you were a Magic fan. I was born and raised an hour away from Orlando and my brother has a signed rookie Shaq jersey.
That's awesome man...when I was young I was a huge MJ fan...until he retired the first time....I started following Penny and he became my all-time favorite player. Would've loved to see what he could've done without all the injuries.
Peninsula is for 3 sides of water - like Florida where Orlando is on ur sweater it’s a peninsula state since it’s got water on 3 sides
Thanks for the vid! good review
You got it...thanks for the comment!
I have the 13.5 on order. I believe it will do just nice for a couple of fish and hardy corals 🪸
That's awesome! I'm sorry I didn't get back to you, been away from the channel for quite some time but might be coming back soon for some updates here and there. You'll love the tank!
Have you considered just running your heater a little hotter to get the right temp in the display tank?
Well the issue is that due to the organization of the chambers, the water doesn't cycle through that last chamber very well, the heat trickles into the display.
Hello.can i use this tank for freshwater? i found very very cheap but i want a half planted shrimp tank..this 11000k is only problem i think.
Here's a tip for all of you I got this tank and you're not satisfied with the flow from the pump. Take the nozzle off the end. It reduces the pump by about half. You'll gain all of the water flow you need by just simply removing the nozzle
Didn't realize it had that much of an impact!
@@TheFishTankGuy oh its horrible lol....i set mine up and was like what? Then i took it off to see flow without it....and ya...like 5x more flow
The slit in the back wall makes little difference to the flow. I added a hydor nano 240 for flow, I also am using only the biomax pack and a small bag of seachem matrix in the filter compartment, nothing else, a small heater and the hydor nano on the back wall. Water changes, and everything is good. The light supports low flow, low light corals like lps easily enough lighting for those. Too bad you gave it a bum review, I feel you probably neglected the tank to the point it started to fail. Its a small tank and if you don't maintain it, with simple regular maintenance, its will slowly fail to the point where you dislike it and give up on it. Its easier to do the maintenance than to try to revive it later after a period of neglect.
Yes he just neglected it
I just picked up the 5 gallon spec v freshwater tank for 20$ I'm
Gonna use it for saltwater
Be careful, 5g saltwater tanks are considered to be expert level tanks!
@@TheFishTankGuy yes I've kept saltwater in the past 125 gallon!! I just started sharing my videos too of the journey
@@things4yougaming723 that's awesome, I'll check out your channel! Good luck on your new tank!
What kind of anemone u have
I got one for Christmas 🎄
Despite my criticisms, I think it's a nice aquarium. You just have to really keep up with it. Good luck!
The fluval tanks are great, for what they are..... they function better if you have a decent light. The stock light is a pile of crap. Upgrade to a much more powerful lighting system and a little minor tweaking on the filtration and a tank runs like a charm
I think the EVO 13.5G is the perfect starter saltwater tank...and in my experience, the stock light on the 13.5G worked great! No SPS, but everything else grew and looked good.
@@TheFishTankGuy it's okay but lots of people have had issues with them failing so I just upgraded . But I agree the 13.5 is a good starter size! Although in my experience all of these small tanks are difficult to level off your nitrates.... less water means faster swings
Never plug that hole in the back of the wall! It prevents the chambers from drying up and keeps your heater submerged.
Lol you're funny