Question for Saltwater hobiest

[special lighting]

Hello there i have a question about filteration in a saltwater tank because i want to know if i have proper filteration or if thats the cause why i havnt been very succesful in this hobby. i have a marineland biowheel 350gph and a fluval 305 260gph.


what filteration do you have in your SW tank?

is mine enough?

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[ilostnemo]

well first off what size is your tank? and what fish and inverts do you have?

 

[special lighting]

60 gallon

right know 1 yellow tang and 1 cinnamon clown that appears to be nipping at the yellow tang :/

i only have that because of the bad economy :/

 

[eric faatz]

i have a hang on back overflow sump with a protien skimmer in my 75gal

 

[CoraltheClownfish]

I am running a empreror 280 HOB filter and a SeaClone 100 Protein skimmer for my 50 Gallon. I think it would be enough but I would invest in a Protein skimmer, check ebay or craigslist I got my skimmer for ten bucks off of ebay!

 

[special lighting]

I am running a empreror 280 HOB filter and a SeaClone 100 Protein skimmer for my 50 Gallon. I think it would be enough but I would invest in a Protein skimmer, check ebay or craigslist I got my skimmer for ten bucks off of ebay!

cool i just look for one on ebay or craigslist?

 

[CoraltheClownfish]

Check them both periodically over time just search for protein skimmers and you should get some kind of result

 

[special lighting]

how can i see which one is good

 

[cabezon]

when you say you haven't been succesful, what does that mean? have had fish die? algae problems? do you have rocks? how long has the tank been set up?

 

[CoraltheClownfish]

Try to stay away from the knock-off brands, But any brand should be ok, Other than that research them and read reviews of them. Good Luck with your tank and your search

 

[melosu58]

I have a 125 gallon reef. I just use LR, skimmer and a refuge. Really all you need. When I had my 55 I just used LR and a skimmer plus some PH`s to push the water around. Did that for seven yrs.

 

[ilostnemo]

on my 58 gallon i will have trickle filter, protein skimmer, fuge and live rock and powerheads

 

[special lighting]

I have a 125 gallon reef. I just use LR, skimmer and a refuge. Really all you need. When I had my 55 I just used LR and a skimmer plus some PH`s to push the water around. Did that for seven yrs.

What protien skimmer should i get?

 

[melosu58]

Well if you want the best then get an octopus brand. From what I hear from others they are the best. I use an excalibur skimmer. It works good for me. Also I know others that dont use a skimmer. It`s not one of those things that you have to have just nice to have and do accomplish a purpose. They are good at removing DOC`s from the tank. Frequent PWC`s would accomplish the same thing. Some good reading

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/proskimrart2.htm

 

[kdogg85]

Go with octopus. If you can afford it, get the one with the sicce pump(800s model, I think.) It's oversized but will pull the doc's out very well. I had the 300f and it worked great, a little noisy, but worked great. Oh, and I have a 180 fowlr with a 75g sump and 2 seperate fuges, and an Octopus 12'' skimmer

 

[RYANLAWRENCE]

Def recommend a protein skimmer. My octopus Hob skimmer has worked great and removes a lot of nasty stuff out of the water