Fluval Flex 15 (57L)
Gear matched to this tank: lights by coral goal, skimmers and pumps checked against its rear chamber.
Best lights (by coral goal)
- covers 16.3×13" display area
- LPS/mixed intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 16.3×13" display area
- LPS/mixed intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 16.3×13" display area
- SPS-capable intensity meets your LPS goal
- covers 16.3×13" display area
- SPS-capable intensity meets your LPS goal
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Best protein skimmers (sized for medium bioload)
- rated to 25g, covers your 23g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- hangs on back — no chamber-fit constraint
- rated to 30g, covers your 23g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- 3.2×2.75" footprint fits the 3.875×2.9375" rear chamber (community dims)
- rated to 75g, covers your 23g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- hangs on back — no chamber-fit constraint
- built for much larger systems (75g) — likely oversized for a nano
- rated to 105g, covers your 23g medium-bioload target (tank + margin)
- hangs on back — no chamber-fit constraint
- built for much larger systems (105g) — likely oversized for a nano
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Best return pumps (for ~5× display turnover)
- ~83 gph at the tank ≈ 6.7× display turnover
- 2.3×1.7" footprint fits the 3.875×2.9375" rear chamber (community dims)
- DC pump — dial flow to taste
- 3.7×2.5" footprint fits the 3.875×2.9375" rear chamber (community dims)
- strong: ~19.7× turnover — fine if controllable/throttled
- DC pump — dial flow to taste
- strong: ~32.5× turnover — fine if controllable/throttled
- 4.4×2.6" footprint may not fit the ~3.875×2.9375" chamber (community dims — verify)
- DC pump — dial flow to taste
- strong: ~47.9× turnover — fine if controllable/throttled
- 5.1×3.1" footprint may not fit the ~3.875×2.9375" chamber (community dims — verify)
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Heaters
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Tank specs
| Display volume | 12.4 gal |
| Total water volume | 15 gal |
| Outer dimensions (L×W×H) | 16.3 × 15.75 × 15 in |
| Rear chamber (W×D×H) | 3.875 × 2.9375 × 12.5625 in (community) |
| Stock return pump | 127 gph |
| Stock light | Integrated 7500K white + RGB LED (~6.6W), FLEXPad remote |
Outer dims are the bounding box; curved front glass tapers usable depth at the corners vs the 15.75 in nominal. Stock return is the Fluval WP1500 (~127 GPH / 481 L/h per BRS/Fluval; some listings round to 132). Chamber values derived from the inTank Chamber One media basket (3-7/8 W x 2-15/16 D x 12-9/16 H); Fluval publishes no chamber dims, so D (~2.9 in) is a conservative front-to-back constraint.