New Fluvel Ebi tank setup/review

[_TiDy_]

Hey all, I recently purchased the new Fluvel Ebi tank and am in the process of setting it up.

First opinion on the tank:
- soooo nice =)
- love the rounded edges and nice clean look to the tank
- love the fact that it has a glass cover on it
- the internal filter has a spray bar which is kinda cool
- decent price for what you get


So far the plan is to put some slow growing plants like java fern, moss balls, anubus nana, maybe some java moss here and there. I was also thinking of putting in some duckweed to suck up some of the nitrates in the water.

I have hardscaped the tank with some pieces of wood I picked up from Island pets today (love their wood from their display tanks, little to zero tannis, just scrubbed and boiled the crap outta the wood to be on the safe side).

I haven't used substrate like florabase before so I can't comment on how good or bad the included fluvel substrate is. Seems to be pretty decent, feels firm and doesn't seem to have too much dust or loose bits.

The nano filter has different density sponges to filter and house bacteria, I plan to throw out a bit of the sponge and fill half of the filter with the smaller biomax, the kind that comes with the AC70 for more area for bacteria to grow. Going to start cycling with some seachem stabilty which i picked up from JL aquatics (7 bux for 500ml on clearance! got the last bottle! woot!)

The included light fixture seems to be pretty adequate, 6400k bulb. The hinge which connects the light to the tank is made of plastic which is a bit scary, prob a bit fragile.

I'll be using excel exclusively as a co2 replacement for this tank. Hopefully that will do the job.

Had to buy a heater for the tank since it doesn't include one. Bought a hydor mini heater from JL Aquatics. Super thin, and easy to hide!

Some pics of the hardscape and the stuff that comes with the box. Will update some more once I pick up my plants.

[jiang604]

Saw this at king ed and fell in love as well, its a bit pricey but super nice. Can't wait to see how you set this up! Going to populate it with Crystals or Cherries?

[_TiDy_]

I bought this tank from King Eds, I believe it was 129.99. I saw it at Pet Boutique in North Van afterwards for 109.99 (damn it!!). I plan to start with some cherries then maybe some crystals afterwards. Gonna take it slow to make sure all the conditions are right for the shrimps. Might add like 6 merrah (chili) rasboras as well for some movement up top. The fish should help cycle the tank as well.

[effox]

Get it stocked and get some more pics up when you can! Looks nice so far though.

[Maxxxboost]

good stuff dude!

Like the wood. hahahah

[_TiDy_]

update on setup.

Picked up some plants today and set it up in the tank.

Includes:
Anubus Nana
I think Anubus Barteri?
A Madagascar Lace?
and some water lettuce?

Please excuse the question marks because i'm only like 60% sure of the names.

Tied some of the Anubus to the wood and laid some out on the substrate. Hopefully they will be alright.

Filled up the tank super slowly with a 5 gallon bucket and some air tubing so as to not kick up any debris from the substrate since I didn't rinse it out before placing in the tank.

Threw the water lettuce in after filling and put in a few caps of seachem stability and some fish food to start cycling.

The filter is surprisingly strong and seems to do a good job creating circulation in the tank.

A few pics:

[Tarobot]

i think 3D backgrounds are just awesome all around, but especially for shrimps.

[Morainy]

Oh, your tank is gorgeous!

I have one of these, too, and it's looking quite nice as well. I've got baby endlers in it at the moment.

I really like the Fluval filter. It's silent. It works well with a tank this size. I used to have a submersible Fluval in my 30 gallon that was very difficult to maintain -- the whole, dripping thing would have to be hauled out of the tank, and the pad sleeve was always stuck. But this filter sits just below the surface and is easy to reach. Great spraybar, too.

I really like it. I get a kick out of putting fish food into the little feeding hole. I like the cover; it keeps my cats out of the tank.

[April]

very nicely done. looks great.

[Maxxxboost]

i like the Madagascar Lace?
Look good