Hi everyone. I have been lurking around the message board for a few months now and have finally joined. This site seems to be a great place for information so that’s why I’m here.
My tank so far consists of
- 75 Gallon tank
- Live rock – I’m not sure how many pounds because it was given to me with the tank but it does take up a good portion of the back of my tank
- Live sand – I don’t remember what the weight was but when I bought it there was 2 bags in each box – total of 2 boxes
- 1 Seabae Clown
- 1 Singapore Angel
- 1 Small bright red starfish – It’s about the size of a quarter
Wet/Dry Filtration
A Magnum 350 Canister filter
Coralife lighting
(I do plan on buying a UV Sterilizer as soon as I get a little spare cash)
Yesterday being new to aquarium stuff I decided that the tank had been set up for long enough with no real maintenance done on the tank just due to the low amount of life going on in the tank. I took apart the Magnum filter, cleaned it, put it all back together, hooked it up and it doesn’t seem to want to bring water in from the tank to the filter. I was speaking with a friend of mine and he told me that sometimes this brand of filter can be a pain and he has experienced this same issue on his setup. If the Magnum filter is going to give me this kind of problem every time I take it apart to clean it am I better off purchasing another kind of filtration system? My friend had offered to purchase my magnum filter from me which would help pay for a new filtration system if I choose to take that route.
My questions for you is
- Do I scrap the Magnum and by something else that might be a little better suited for saltwater?
- If so which kind/brand of filter do you recommend and why
- I don’t really know much about protein skimmers but will one filter as well as the magnum?
Thanks in advance
Kafer
My tank so far consists of
- 75 Gallon tank
- Live rock – I’m not sure how many pounds because it was given to me with the tank but it does take up a good portion of the back of my tank
- Live sand – I don’t remember what the weight was but when I bought it there was 2 bags in each box – total of 2 boxes
- 1 Seabae Clown
- 1 Singapore Angel
- 1 Small bright red starfish – It’s about the size of a quarter
Wet/Dry Filtration
A Magnum 350 Canister filter
Coralife lighting
(I do plan on buying a UV Sterilizer as soon as I get a little spare cash)
Yesterday being new to aquarium stuff I decided that the tank had been set up for long enough with no real maintenance done on the tank just due to the low amount of life going on in the tank. I took apart the Magnum filter, cleaned it, put it all back together, hooked it up and it doesn’t seem to want to bring water in from the tank to the filter. I was speaking with a friend of mine and he told me that sometimes this brand of filter can be a pain and he has experienced this same issue on his setup. If the Magnum filter is going to give me this kind of problem every time I take it apart to clean it am I better off purchasing another kind of filtration system? My friend had offered to purchase my magnum filter from me which would help pay for a new filtration system if I choose to take that route.
My questions for you is
- Do I scrap the Magnum and by something else that might be a little better suited for saltwater?
- If so which kind/brand of filter do you recommend and why
- I don’t really know much about protein skimmers but will one filter as well as the magnum?
Thanks in advance
Kafer