About 6 months in on this EVO 5 AIO. So happy to see the newest additions out and about! (Pompom crab and dancer shrimp are about two months into this habitat).

Evo 5 a few months in. Softy and beginner LPS frag grow out and mini display garden. Frogspawn want a different location, might try lower light. Gonna mix it up here soon- what should I add next!?

Fluval Evo 5 softie and beginner LPS reef update. Fishless for the next 70 days 😿

A sad weed. I thought it melted last night but today has come back to life-some? I am hoping it pulls through- as this is my first slat tank with supposedly easy beginner corals. I think the macro algae is hogging all the nutrients in this pico 5 gallon so maybe this one doesn’t have a chance?

Cycle complete on the experiment! Added CUC and my first ever corals last night!! Also upgraded water flow from the nano internal skimmer to Fluval HOB- I didn’t like the space the skimmer was taking up and the HOB gives me more flexibility with carbon filtration option. Upgrade lighting arriving tomorrow!

1.5 weeks into cycling and we have diatoms!