Cobalt C-Vue 26 (AIO)
Gear matched to this tank: lights by coral goal, skimmers and pumps checked against its rear chamber.
Best lights (by coral goal)
- covers 24×14" display area
- LPS/mixed intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 24×14" display area
- LPS/mixed intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 24×14" display area
- SPS-capable intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 24×14" display area
- SPS-capable intensity meets your LPS goal
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Best protein skimmers (sized for medium bioload)
- rated to 75g, covers your 39g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- hangs on back — no chamber-fit constraint
- rated to 105g, covers your 39g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- hangs on back — no chamber-fit constraint
- built for much larger systems (105g) — likely oversized for a nano
- rated to 66.1g, covers your 39g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- 4.33×3.54" footprint may not fit the ~4.125×4.125" chamber (community dims — verify)
- rated to 130g, covers your 39g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- built for much larger systems (130g) — likely oversized for a nano
- 10.4×7" footprint may not fit the ~4.125×4.125" chamber (community dims — verify)
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Best return pumps (for ~5× display turnover)
- ~119 gph at the tank ≈ 5.7× display turnover
- 2.44×1.5" footprint fits the 4.125×4.125" rear chamber (community dims)
- ~158 gph at the tank ≈ 7.6× display turnover
- 3.4×1.88" footprint fits the 4.125×4.125" rear chamber (community dims)
- DC pump — dial flow to taste
- 3.7×2.5" footprint fits the 4.125×4.125" rear chamber (community dims)
- strong: ~11.8× turnover — fine if controllable/throttled
- DC pump — dial flow to taste
- strong: ~19.4× turnover — fine if controllable/throttled
- 4.4×2.6" footprint may not fit the ~4.125×4.125" chamber (community dims — verify)
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Tank specs
| Display volume | — gal |
| Total water volume | 26 gal |
| Outer dimensions (L×W×H) | 24 × 18 × 14 in |
| Rear chamber (W×D×H) | 4.125 × 4.125 × 10.5 in (community) |
| Stock return pump | 264 gph |
| Stock light | none |
Curved-front AIO with a five-chamber hidden rear filtration system fed by dual side overflows and 200-micron socks. Overall 24 x 18 x 14 in (display area 24 x 13 x 14; rear ~5 in is filtration). 8mm low-iron front/side glass. The current version ships as a tank with an OPTIONAL lid and OPTIONAL CVP265 return pump (max ~264 gph) and NO light (the original generation included an LED hood; not the product sold today), so stockLight null. Chamber is community-sourced from the InTank basket the 18G/26G share (~4-1/8 W x 4-1/8 D x 10-1/2 H); approximate, not a factory spec.