Remove bio-wheel???

[sdaccord03]

I have an Eclipse Six (six gallon acrylic w/ built in filter, carbon, and bio-wheel). I want to run a little mini-reef with some anemone, damsels, clownfish, shrimp, etc. (Low lighting critters)

My question is, should I remove the bio-wheel and allow the live rock to be my biological filtration? Will my nitrates be too high with a biowheel? Will it be kept under control even if I keep the wheel in as long as I have enough live rock? Any help would be great. Thanks!

JW

 

[electrikat]

the wheel will become a nitrate factory and you will never be able to keep it down. With the live rock you will not have that problem.

 

[steve-s]

Agreed but I would stick to one small fish (no gobies) and no anemone. The tank is too small. Mobile inverts and corals would be no issue though.

Cheers
Steve